10 Banned Candies That Are Extremely Dangerous

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10 Banned Candies That Are Extremely Dangerous

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10 Banned Candies That Are Extremely Dangerous
Everybody loves candy, right? Even diabetics have found a way to get their sweets on. Surely, just a bit
of sugar can’t be all that bad, right? Wrong. Some candies are dangerous. Some can even outright kill
you. From candies that can get lodged in your throat, to some laced with poison, here are 10 banned
candies that are extremely dangerous. Number one may not be the most dangerous on this list, but it
may lead to something that is. Stay tuned to find out what it is.

Number 10. Trolli Roadkill Gummi Candy
Some people eat roadkill. Why? They probably can’t resist the prospect of free meat. Even much
weirder, somebody had the brilliant idea of teaching kids that eating roadkill is ok through candies. Yep,
they literally made gummi candies to look like roadkill. The candy featured gummies in the shape of
squashed snakes, chickens and squirrels–complete with tire marks.
Of course, this brilliant product was beset upon by outrage and a formal protest was filed against Kraft
Foods, the mastermind behind this brilliant idea, by the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. The New Jersey SPCA claimed that the road kill candy sent a “wrong message to children,
that it’s OK to harm animals.” It took particular offense to the advertisement, which featured animated
animals fearing for their lives with a pair of headlights rapidly approaching them.
Although the case didn’t specify it, some also feared that the candies that showed blatant cruelty to
animals could breed a generation of serial killers.
Kraft was quick to defend their product, saying that their candy was misunderstood and that it wasn’t
their intention to offend anyone. They eventually succumbed to pressure and pulled out the roadkill
candy in 2005. These candies might not be deadly, but they may lead to a lifestyle choice that probably
is. Eating roadkill carries a lot of health risks that, if you’re unlucky, may lead to death.

Number 9. Kinder Eggs
Who doesn’t love Kinder Eggs? Milk chocolate eggs on the outside with a surprise toy waiting for you in
the inside, what’s so bad about that? Well, according the US FDA, a lot of things are wrong with it, thus
it is banned in the United States.
The ban doesn’t extend to just the Kinder Egg specifically. They actually banned the sale of all food
products containing embedded, non-nutritive objects some 80 years ago, and Kinder Eggs unfortunately
is the text book example of a food product that contains an embedded, non-nutritive object. The
rationale for the ban is that the toy inside, which is encased in a capsule, might be swallowed
accidentally and become a choking hazard.
This actually makes sense since there have been many cases in Europe of kids accidentally chocking on
one of these capsules, some of which ended up in fatalities so I think the FDA is right about banning this
one. To stop this from happening, the manufacturers punched holes at both ends of the capsule, which
doesn’t really work since the holes are still blocked by the toy inside.

Despite being banned, people have still attempted to smuggle it into the US. According to an article
from the Wall Street Journal, as of 2018 the U.S. Customs and Border Protection had seized over
160,000 Kinder Surprise eggs from travelers' baggage and from international mail shipments since 2011.

Number 8. Haribo Sugar Free Gummi Bears
In early 2014, the world learned how much harm a handful of gummy bears can do. That’s when the
internet caught on to the Amazon reviews for Haribo’s Sugar Free Gummy Bears, which told harrowing
tales of how these sweets ruined the colons of many people.
Lycasin, a sugar substitute, was found to be the culprit of the gummy bear’s bodily onslaught. While it
was considered safe to eat, lycasin consists mainly of maltitol, a well-known sugar alcohol that is almost
as sweet as sugar. The problem with maltitol is that is not fully digestible and ferments in the gut. If
eaten in excess, side effects can include increased flatulence, loose stools, and diarrhea. According to
studies, even just 40 grams of maltitol can cause “gastrointestinal responses.” To put it in perspective,
you can get 40 grams of the stuff just by eating 15 gummy bears.
Due to the media-attention and the very poor consumer reviews, Haribo has since discontinued this
particular dangerous bear.