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Why were blue smarties banned ?

Okaay , well today you heard that blue smarties had been banned . I’ve been trying to figure it out , but im still not sure why or if its even true . Some people says it becausee they give cancer , or because of the chemicals in the blue are unhealthy . I dont really know if I believe it . But anyways I was just wonder . Is it truee , have blue smarties been banned ? If so then why ?

Thanks !

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Answer #1

I heard that they contained more E-numbers than the rest and children were getting hyperactive from them. so they removed them and brought them back you can tell they have changed them look at the colour difference.

Answer #2

Yeaah , I heard that they had come back at some point , but then someone said that they were banned again , lmao , guess they were wrong

Answer #3

it was because they used artificial coloring to produce the blue color… and the rest of teh smarties colors were all natural.

they found something in seaweed to produce a natural blue

blue smarties have been going again since 2008 with the natural seaweed coloring ;)…

Answer #4

its somethin to do wiv the food colouring used in them, maybe it caused too many allergic reactions. or maybe tetrazine was used… (it is said to cause hyperactivity in children) I dunno…

Answer #5

I think its the colour in them? maybe its too dangerous to be used thats the only reason I can think of

Answer #6

My Teacher apperantly heard it from someone and told my class

Answer #7

where di you hear that? I didn’t hear about this.