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“How dare they do this to our national lolly”: This pineapple is not fineapple

<p>There are two things that are important when selecting your next sweet treat: taste and truth. </p> <p>Though the latter may apply more to the unfortunate souls in New Zealand who have been forced to confront the truth about a beloved national snack. One popular confectionary brand - which clearly is not at “the pineapple of politeness” - has been exposed for lying about their “handmade” products.</p> <p>Potter Brothers Pineapple Chews are a lolly staple, and even managed to take the crown in a taste test between New Zealand’s primary pineapple parties. <em>The Spin Off</em> judges were so impressed with the treats that they placed them above Pascall Pineapple Lumps, who had led the competition for years beforehand.</p> <p>The win, however, did not pack a fruit punch for one New Zealand resident, who had some suspicions about the validity of the company’s chews.</p> <p>Two years prior, Courtnay Adele had recorded her discovery that Potter Brothers Pineapple Chews did not appear to be the lovingly homemade confections that they claimed to be. </p> <p>In the clip - posted to TikTok with the caption “How dare they do this to our national lolly” - Courtnay explained that she’s someone who likes to nibble the chocolate coating from her lollies, and after demonstrating, it was clear to see that there was “a layer of chocolate over another layer of chocolate.” </p> <p dir="ltr">She went on from there to surmise that the packet - which contained more air than it did food - did not have 100% handmade treats, and instead they were just “normal pineapple lump[s] that this company has just covered with their own chocolate”.</p> <div class="embed" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none !important;"><iframe class="embedly-embed" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620.262px; max-width: 100%; outline: none !important;" title="tiktok embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2Fembed%2Fv2%2F7207655479906962690&amp;display_name=tiktok&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40courtnayadele%2Fvideo%2F7207655479906962690&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fp16-sign-sg.tiktokcdn.com%2Ftos-alisg-p-0037%2F5cc393c5949b4f7e848d5c187299436c_1678163077%7Etplv-dmt-logom%3Atos-alisg-i-0068%2Fe56b4dcd68214d599f148f3243f01191.image%3Fx-expires%3D1678957200%26x-signature%3D3wz7i440QI635S%252BVk3GTZOFwel0%253D&amp;key=59e3ae3acaa649a5a98672932445e203&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=tiktok" width="340" height="700" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The prickly affair wasn’t to end there, with the Potter Brothers’ win leaving a sour taste in Courtnay’s mouth, and forcing her to revisit the scandal.</p> <p>As she told <em>news.com.au</em>, “after Potter Brothers were ranked at number one, I went and got a new bag to see if they were still doing the same thing I had discovered years earlier. </p> <p>“The bag I got was definitely still recoated pineapple lumps, so I commented on the original story and it started getting some traction.”</p> <p>People shared her dismay, with even those who don’t like the lollies jumping in to demand answers, and Courtnay eventually shared an update with her followers, stressing that the issue was in the company’s marketing. </p> <p>With the internet riled up over Pineapplegate, and local TV news stations picking up the story, the company felt it necessary to issue a statement addressing the scandal. </p> <p>“When we started, we were young, excitable, and naive,” <em>Stuff.co.nz</em> reported a statement to read, “and didn’t consider how the use of some words in our content may not be appropriate. </p> <p>“We stress that this was not intentional and these are learnings that have been taken to heart in recent times.”</p> <p>And since the news first broke, references to the lollies’ ‘handmade’ nature have been removed from the company’s website, while the packaging now reads “Small Batch Made in New Zealand”.</p> <p>Courtnay, for one, has no intentions of sticking around to find out if that’s true, telling her followers that “I won’t be buying them again. I’ll stick with the OG pineapple lumps.” </p> <p><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>

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Parents warned against "very dangerous" sour lollies

<p dir="ltr">Parents are being warned of the serious dangers of sour lollies which could burn the skin off children’s tongues.</p> <p dir="ltr">A Perth mother shared images of her son’s tongue to social media warning parents of the impact sour lollies could have. </p> <p dir="ltr">The post was also shared by CPR Kids, hoping it will spread awareness of sour lollies in general and the dangers it imposes to children.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Sour candy packaging often stipulates that children under 4 shouldn’t eat the sweets and that consuming multiple lollies quickly can cause ‘temporary irritation to sensitive tongues and mouths’,” their post reads.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Perth mum did not specify which lolly her son had eaten with CPR Kids saying popular sour lollies such as Warheads and TNT are widely available around the country.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We understand that the labels come with warnings, but dentists say the lollies should be avoided altogether due to the acidic coating (regardless of age),” their post continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">“CHOICE conducted lab tests on sour candy and the results are a little concerning - most sour lollies are more acidic than vinegar!”</p> <p dir="ltr">Dental Association of Australia’s Jonathon Teoh repeated the warning to parents, asking them to be wary of what their children consume. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Sour lollies can be very dangerous due to the high level of acid or PH which can cause chemical burns,” he said</p> <p dir="ltr">The research conducted by CHOICE showed that the burning of tongues from sour lollies was not a national issue, but worldwide. </p> <p dir="ltr">“A number of years ago the UK Food Standards Agency issued a warning to parents about a possible risk to children from particular sour novelty sweets after receiving reports of them causing blisters, burns and bleeding to the tongue and mouth,” they revealed. </p> <p dir="ltr">After reaching out to a Facebook community group, CHOICE received several reports from parents after their children consumed the products.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Within seconds my daughter started saying her tongue was stinging. As she went to touch it her skin just peeled away and she was left with a raw hole" mother Peggy said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Virtually straight after my daughter ate a couple of the lollies she told me her tongue felt funny. She showed me and to my horror about a 1–2mm deep layer of the surface of her tongue had come away. She had about a week or so of painful healing," Kylie, another parent said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"[My son] went for a sleepover and after having these he ended up with massive mouth ulcers and off to the dentist!" Bec said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"My daughter had bleeding of the tongue and at least a layer was removed," mother Jessi recalled.</p> <p dir="ltr">CHOICE questioned whether the lollies that cause blisters, burns and bleeding to the tongue and mouth are a step too far. </p> <p dir="ltr">They reiterated that just like any other lollies, they are not healthy.</p> <p dir="ltr">But in reference to TNT's Mega Sour Grenade, a sour lolly which has a warning label to flush the eyes with water if they come into contact, is a “cause for concern”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“There's currently no general safety provision under Australian Consumer Law (ACL) that companies have to comply with, and we think one is needed.”</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>

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Nestle to change names of Red Skins and Chicos

<div class="body_text "> <p>Nestle has announced that it will change the names of its "Red Skins" and "Chicos" lollies.</p> <p>The company, which makes the lollies under the Allen's Lollies brand, explained the reason for the change, saying that "the names have overtones which are out of step with Nestle's values, which are rooted in respect."</p> <p>"This decision acknowledges the need to ensure that nothing we do marginalises our friends, neighbours and colleagues," Nestle said in a statement on Tuesday.</p> <p>Redskin has been used as a derogative term for Native Americans and Chico is a derogative Spanish word meaning "boys, kids or guys".</p> <p>A Nestle spokeswoman said that new names have not been finalised and rebranded packaging will take months to hit stores.</p> <p>Despite the products being sold in Australia and New Zealand, she didn't know why the products had been given those particular names.</p> <p>"The products are really old so we don't know the background," she said.</p> <p>"This is just part of looking at where we want to be as a company and making sure we don't do and say things that marginalise people."</p> <p>Packaging for the "Red Skins" lollies previously featured a photo and cartoon of Native Americans, which was removed in the 1990s.</p> <p><em>Photo credits: Woolworths</em></p> </div>

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