I thought they banned blue smarties?

R B Customs · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:51

i thought they stopped making / banned blue smarties because of the effect it had on kids ( E numbers or w/e )

well, i was shocked, stunned and amazed when i opened my genuine Nestle smarties ice cream ( not a cheap rip off ) to find BLUE smarties!!

look

J1234 · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:51

No I think they just changed the way they made the colours.

Dunks · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:54

R B CUSTOMS said:
well, i was shocked, stunned and amazed

You can't be serious?

dannyjo22 · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:55

Write a letter of complaint or online petition. It's probably poisonous.

Greenlizard0 · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:57

Blame the muslims, somebody on here will find a way..

mrochester · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:58

Smarties are all now coloured using natural products. I'm pretty sure on the ingrediants list you will see beetroot mentioned...

Albaba · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:00

Yeah man its the muslims, Nestle has a HUGE ice cream refinery in Kabul, its one of the main reasons the west went in. Is nothing sacred anymore?

Roalith · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:00

They decided banning one particular colour of smarties was classed as discrimination?

Jaffa_Cake · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:01

I need icecream :eek:

*twitches*

R B Customs · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:02

Justin said:
No I think they just changed the way they made the colours.

Nestle Website said:
BIG NEWS FOR SMARTIES
Smarties now contain NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS. This major change has been
implemented as of June 2006. By removing all artificial colours from the Smarties
sweets, the brand reacts to the overall trend of consumers becoming increasingly
concerned about additives and artificial colourings in children's foods. The colours
are as bright and glossy as the old Smarties. There is just one change to the colour
mix: the blue Smarties have been taken out, which leaves seven Smarties colours:
yellow, orange, red, pink, green, purple and brown

Jokester · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:03

Sorry mate, you'll be dead by morning.

Jokester

benjo plz. · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:06

do they still make the red ones out of dead beetles?

G-MAN2004 · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:06

But where's the black and white smarties? :mad:

4p · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:07

Nuke it from orbit

Jokester · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:07

Phnom_Penh said:
do they still make the red ones out of dead beetles?

I'm guessing they do now, since they've stopped using artificial colours

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Jokester

M0t0r0la · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:11

Phnom_Penh said:
do they still make the red ones out of dead beetles?

cochineal (crushed bodies of scale insects that feed on the prickly pear)
Cochineal is widely used in many popular food items--read the labels!

kkthxbye · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:15

OMG THE WORLD IS GOING TO END....HIDE!!!

meghatronic · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:19

Phnom_Penh said:
do they still make the red ones out of dead beetles?

mmmmm..... bugs

benjo plz. · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:33

M0t0r0la said:
cochineal (crushed bodies of scale insects that feed on the prickly pear)
Cochineal is widely used in many popular food items--read the labels!

I know what cochineals are, but it's just not as fun when you put it like that

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Gaverick · 8 Jul 2007 at 23:41

They couldn't find any natural colourant for the blue smarties so they stopped making them, does your ice cream claim to contain no artificial colouring?