Plum to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 month ago1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-link1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.en.wikipedia.orgPlum to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 month agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)linkEnglish2•1 month agoI wonder if this is the origin story for the recurring warnings about poisonous Halloween sweets.
minus-square@ladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoAs the article states: Some writer made it up, and the media is riding that dead horse ever since.
I wonder if this is the origin story for the recurring warnings about poisonous Halloween sweets.
As the article states: Some writer made it up, and the media is riding that dead horse ever since.