15 Discontinued Candies That Went Too Far #2

In this rapidly crumbling world, candy is all we have left to rely on. But even in this wonderfully sugar-fuelled industry, some are just 'too dangerous' to exist! Kinda makes you want them more, doesn't it? From candy that is often snorted for some strange reason to a notorious 1960s hippie candy, join us as we enjoy 15 Discontinued Candies That Went Too Far!

[Imnotyouraveragebro]

Does anyone remember the bubblegum cigars? Lol I loved em

[quasarsmom]

I had candy cigarettes as a child, never smoked in my life. I've seen them occasionally more recently.

[merlapittman]

I remember eating candy cigarettes when I was a kid. They were pretty much tasteless sugar sticks and I didn't like them very much. Never been a smoker - I'm very allergic

[TheNuckinFoob]

Candy cigarettes were awesome! The actual candy ones were good but the bubble gum cigarettes wrapped in paper were the best! You could blow out the powdered sugar so it looked like smoke 😂

[TheNuckinFoob]

Roadkill gummies were brilliant! The company made them with all the left over portions from making other gummies. It was much more cost effective to package them and sell them than it was to melt them back down to reuse.

[ravyn.]

The "Smarties" that were banned were not the candy covered chocolate M&M look-alikes from Canada, (which you can't actually find in the US except near the border), but were the Sweet Tart type candies that were basically compressed sugar and chalk. Snorting chocolate doesn't even make sense.

[dianezodikoff]

The man with the sucked in mouth is an actor, in make-up, from The Preacher (t.v. series). No candy caused his mouth to suck inward; make-up did. Therefore, I question this post’s accuracy.

[judilynn]

As soon as I saw the Toffee Crisp packaging, I knew exactly who sued them. Packaging is trademarked and plays a HUGE part in the psychology of marketing. I totally understand the lawsuit.

[christopherdaniel]

I'm old enough to have tried many of these candies.
Anyone remember Luden's cherry flavored
"cough drops" ?
I used to eat them in grade school.

When the teacher accused me of eating candy during study hours, I assured her
it was for medical reasons.
Ah, those were the days... 🎃

[bethfu]

I remember when we could go to the dime store and buy wax lips and wax "soda" bottles filled with soda flavoured liquid for ten cents.

[grammybear]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 🖤🖤🖤

[janetg]

Who remembers Big League Shredded Chewing gum? Mimicked chewing tobacco....

[ficialintelligence]

I remember the candy cigarettes. I also remember getting into my mom's cigarettes. She made me smoke the whole pack. I got through half of one cigarette and I threw up. I NEVER had the urge to smoke real cigarettes ever again. Some call it "abuse." I call it a gift.

[jagan]

I can't believe that the FDA has banned "kinder surprise". There is an age restriction on the product, as the plastic egg contains small parts that could be ingested. But I can't see how it's different than a child ingesting pieces of Lego (which is far more probable even for a teen). In both cases the responsibility is given to the parent, which in any case should supervise the child and which toys he is handling.
In the end the only danger is not the fact that the chocolate egg contains a plastic egg (which takes a lot of effort to be swallowed!), but that the toy contains small parts, which should only be considered as an age limitation for the product.

[ariellealexander]

Swoops were AMAZING. I remember them being expensive though.

I had the green lolipipe. Burned sugar was gross.

I had my toxic container stolen...

[hobbyistanonymous]

Candy cigarettes were always my favorite and I actually found a store a couple of months ago that still sell them. I grab a couple packs every week.

[TripleCrossProduct]

I had lots of candy cigarettes as a child, I didn't smoke until I was an adult. Never thought of candy cigs until you people try to push your personal opinion and tried to ban them. This is dumb as people saying listening to heavy metal will make you satanic and a murderer.

[FeelTheLack]

I remember sitting in the shopping cart seat puffing away on my candy cigarette when a lady stopped in her tracks and had to be reassured by my mama that i was not actually a toddler smoking a cigarette in the middle of the grocery store. I knew what I was doing and got a good giggle out of it. Kids just wanted to do it because it was slightly naughty.

[BigHarryBalzac]

I never heard of Lycasin so I looked it up. It's a brand of sweetener, the majority of which is made of maltitol, plus sorbitol. Anything that ends with -ol like those two is some type of alcohol. In this case they're 2 of several different sugar alcohols used in food. Maltitol is also the main ingredient in sugar free Hershey bars, which turned them into a SUPER-laxative instead, of an enjoyable treat. I remember back in the '80 they were cutting cocaine with Mannitol. Everyone said it was French baby laxative, and most of the sugar alcohols will have that effect on you if you consume too much. And you never know how much is too much UNTIL you've had too much. Candy made with Xylitol is not only not bad for your teeth, it's actually GOOD for them. I think they discovered it in birch trees but it was many years ago when I read about it. I think Erithritol is the one that doesn't make everyone sick when they eat sugar-free candy made from it, but it's more expensive than maltitol. They like to refer to all these as non-nutritive sweeteners. Since your body can't digest them, they have no nutritional value. They're safe for diabetics because you'll get sick of it before eating enough trigger insulin response.

YOU can't digest maltitol, BUT billions of bacteria in your gut can, and they absolutely LOVE that stuff! They start a feeding frenzy that if sharks saw it, they would drop everything and say DAYUM!!! And when billions of bacteria inside you release gas, guess what? You do too, and the smell could knock a vulture off a month-old carcass. I'm not kidding when I say it reeks worse than death. And that's just the beginning of the hell your body will go through. I'm not going to describe it in detail, but I will give you some advice if you're going to try sugar-free candy. First, clear your schedule for the rest of the day. You aren't going anywhere. Trust me, avoid public places and people altogether if you can. Second, if there are multiple bathrooms in your house, reserve one just for yourself, and don't stray far from it. Third, light candles at strategic locations around the house, including any doors or hallways anywhere near your bathroom. And keep plenty of air freshener spray on hand. Not that it will really help much, but you at least have try, right? Fourth, use duct tape to seal up the space between the toilet seat and the bowl. And don't forget about the space at the back of the seat. I'm serious. This will save you time on cleanup when you're back on your feet, the next day. A drop cloth on the floor isn't strictly necessary, but a large towel to mop off your sweat is a good option. Fifth, try eating only a fraction of whatever they say one serving is. When I tried sugar-free Jelly Belly jelly beans I think it said 1 serving = 32 jelly beans. Then below that the fine print said something like, we suggest you start out with no more than 6 until you see how your body reacts. Sixth, if you eat your candy around bedtime, and like to sleep in the nude, consider wearing something to bed. What should you wear? Depends! It depends on how lucky you feel, and how deeply you sleep.

[caroljo]

I LOVED candy cigarettes! And I quit smoking 30 years ago, and if I saw candy cigarettes today, I'd buy them!