I can remember when blue smarties were first introduced and believe me when I say that kids were not sharing them out with their friends. However the day of the blue Smartie is numbered it would seem:
Blue Smarties are to be stopped because the makers cannot find a way to colour them without artificial colouring. Nestle Rowntree says the blue Smarties will be replaced with white ones from next month. Nestle is making the changes as part of its move to remove artificial colourings from its sweets.
Artificial colourings and flavourings in sweets have been linked with child hyperactivity and behaviour problems. A Nestle spokeswoman said the company wanted to “improve the nutritional qualities” of its products.
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OK, fine, get rid of the blue smarties if you must, but don’t replace them with white! How are you gonna have a colorful bag of candies and then throw a white one in there? :o
I can remember when blue smarties were first introduced and believe me when I say that kids were not sharing them out with their friends. However the day of the blue Smartie is numbered it would seem:
OK, fine, get rid of the blue smarties if you must, but don’t replace them with white! How are you gonna have a colorful bag of candies and then throw a white one in there? :o
But it’s the sum of all colours! ;)
No more blue? I say get rid of the orange ones :( they are just yuck!! i hate orange sweets they should be banned!!
I don’t mind the orange ones, it is the purple ones I dislike, in Starbursts anyway :)
i loved the blue smarties :x but then these stupid people complain about adativs and then they all gone:(( what a shocking decision.
I don’t care abourt the blue ones… the orange is the best EVER:x:d/
i dont care about the blue ones red all the way :x :d