Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
Jolly Ranchers hard candy has mineral oil in them.
Most often, mineral oil is a liquid obtained from refining crude oil to make gasoline and other petroleum products … like a liquid version of petroleum jelly. Source
And America allows companies to sell this shit.
AFAIK mineral oil and petroleum jelly are considered food safe. In the food industry they are used as lubricant on machinery that comes into contact with food (like meat slicers or even soda machines). Petroleum jelly is also found in a lot of skin care products, like Vasoline, vapo-rub, makeup -removing cream, and is also used in lip balm.
That being said, oil & gas extraction has and is wreaking havoc on our environment and health. So, while these products may be safe for human contact, they have a cost.
The UK doesn’t deem them safe for human consumption tho, because they err on the side of caution instead of allowing big oil and/or corps to do what they want.
instead of allowing big oil and/or corps to do what they want.
Yes only the peers are allowed to do that.
i actually can’t find this being true anywhere.
the uk afaik calls it liquid parrafin and sell it at drug stores
In the U.S. it is commonly found in phamacies and sold as a laxative. It is excellent for cutting boards and wooden spoons since it does not go rancid. It is usually the only approved oil/grease to use on food processing equipment. Commercial and home espresso machines use it to lubricate seals and gaskets.
Unrelated: it is great for rejuvenating Bakelite
you absolutely consume mineral oil. it is a lubricant often used for food related equipment
Somehow the jolly rancher story just got even worse. Better? Worse.
Is there a way to make homebrew Jolly Ranchers without chemical bullshit? Anyone know of a recipe?
homebrew Jolly Ranchers
sugar, corn syrup and water will make hard candy. after that, it’s just a matter of dialing in the amounts of flavorings and citric acid for some tartness
I love how you used the term “homebrew” and not “homemade” lol.
There’s even a wikiHow, if you use a search engine you can find it ❤️
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Deregulation, baby! 🇺🇸🦅
That reddish-black stuff you’re coughing up is liquid freedom!
Americans dont get Our flavour of irn-bru nor do they get bovril though due to foot and mouth concerns.
“Lights” are also illegal for sale as food products in the US, so no haggis. Thanks FDA. No really, that stuff is disgusting.
Idk what “lights” are, but haggis is bloody delicious
You won’t eat a delicious all natural haggis supper, but byproduct of crude oil are fine.
bovril though due to foot and mouth concerns.
Is it because it tastes like someone put a foot in your mouth?
Sorry that our beef taste like beef and not a hormone soup.
bovril is beef the same way the liquid at the bottom of a trash bag is juice.
And here I thought just the sugar content was the issue. Welp if I needed another sign that it’s time for that colonoscopy, I do no longer.
Genuinely surprised the illegal ingredient was not THC
Oi Mate, got a loicense for that candy?
american candy is literally drugs /ss
weird. what about good candy, like peanut butter cups?
Illegal in Japan at least due to a preservative used in it https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-candy-idUSBRE87L0IN20120822/
(Seiyu stopped making Reece’s here (almost?) entirely so I only get them when family sends them or someone on one of the military bases is feeling kind and gifts us a pack).
That’s a really low bar you have there for “good candy.”
gotta set the bar somewhere.
a fresh peanut butter cup is a joyous thing.
people putting down peanut butter cups as if they’re some garbage candy … tf has this world come to?
don’t let Nerii there drag your estimation of a pbc down.
They are though and I say that as someone that loved them. If you’re talking about the Reese’s specifically, they’ve gotten shittier than they used to be. Lower-quality peanut butter, worse chocolate. They’re gross now.
American chocolate really is trash. Head to Aldi and get some Schogetten or Choceur. You’ll taste how much better the chocolate is.
I do like a peanut butter cup, but you know whats better? A spoon of quality peanut butter and a spoon of Nutella.
Sweets quality in US is shit overall. Their chocolate is simply disgusting and everything else is made to a lower standard.
I’m a suckered for a peanut butter cup, but it is basically spreading peanut butter on the worst quality chocolate you can find.
in Australia we have shops that sell American candy, im pretty sure it’s illegal because many of those ingredients aren’t allowed in Australian food HFCS being just one because you can’t buy it in supermarkets… i assume it’s just not enforced. like illegal vapes that they also sell to children here.
I’m confused. I’ve been using Swedish Fish to potty train my kiddo so I’m obviously concerned. But I don’t see any of the scary substances on the ingredients: SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CITRIC ACID, WHITE MINERAL OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, CARNAUBA WAX
What am I missing?
Might be red 40. Colouring agents are highly regulated in the eu. Maybe the mineral oil.
Yeah, it’s the red 40: https://www.commodious.co.uk/knowledge-bank/food-safety/food-additives
Edit: you’re likely right about the mineral oil too: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1966/1073/body/made?view=plain#:~:text=Prohibition of mineral hydrocarbon in food&text=(b)no person shall sell,food containing any mineral hydrocarbon.
And being allergic to Red 40 sucks. It causes severe breathing issues for me. I developed the allergy later in my 20’s, probably from eating it too much.
I get crazy diarrhea. Looks like straight up blood spray.
The article said mineral oil
What, Red 40 is still legal in the US?
It’s the red 40.
Mineral oil supposedly. Do your own research since it’s your kid, but it’s considered food safe here. Food grade mineral oil is used on knives and cutting boards regularly.
