Toxic Sludge and Nuclear Waste Recalled for Lead Contamination

You can't make this stuff up. Candies with catchy names based on a toxic appeal have been recalled for their toxic ingredients.

by Heidi Stevenson

20 January 2011

Toxic Waste brand Nuclear Sludge candies have been recalled for being...toxic. It's true. Single bars were found to contain 0.24 parts per million (ppm). The FDA allows 0.1 ppm—though that amount is probably not safe, either.

These candies are sold throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom. The toxic stuff is sold in retail stores and online. The sales pitch tends to run like, "Toxic Waste. Hazardously Sour Candy."

In the US, you should contact Eileen O'Neal of Candy Dynamics at 317-228-5012 (Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. EST) to learn how to dispose of the stuff.

The products recalled are:

• Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Cherry Chew Bar
• Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Sour Apple Chew Bar
• Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Raspberry Chew Bar

Best yet, why not see if you can just keep the stuff out of your home? Even without the lead, it's not good for you or your children. The ingredients include:

• Sugar
• Glucose Syrup
• Malic Acid
• Citric Acid
• Dextrose
• Flavorings
• Maltodextrine
• Colors: Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2 (In the UK: E-104, E-129, E-132, E-133)

That's four kinds of sweeteners: sugar, glucose syrup, dextrose, and maltodextrine; a bit of sour flavor; flavorings, which is a term that can hide a multitude of sins; and colors, which are indicted in ADHD and other charming problems.

They've only been recalled in the US so far...but perhaps it would be a good idea to do a recall on the sludge on general principles.

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