Candylicious: World's Largest Candy Store Open In Dubai

Already boasting the world's tallest building Burj Dubai Tower and the world's largest shopping mall, Dubai has taken the bigger-is-better concept to the next level as it is now home to the world's biggest candy store. Named Candylicious, the largest confectionery store in...

Schools Fuming over "Smoking Smarties"

Apparently unaware of the existence of mass media, school officials are up in arms over the resurgent microtrend of "smoking smarties", in which schoolchildren forcibly exhale powdered candy. The idea here is that...

Sweet memories

The notion that there may somewhere be a land made of candy, popularized by Willy Wonka's factory, is something many of us have dreamed of.

List of Recalled Peanut Butter Products From Salmonella Outbreak

Peanut butter products are being recalled after a salmonella outbreak sickened hundreds of people across the US.  The Peanut Butter Corporation of America, or PCA, has been identified as the source of the...

Peanut Butter Recall Spreads to Candy

South Bend Chocolate is recalling a variety of candy products in connection with the salmonella outbreak and subsequent product recall: " Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce (Product 121), 8 ounce (Product 122), 12...

Some Peanut Products Are Poison. Recalls In USA Continue Daily.

UPDATED March 20, 2009  LIST OF RECALLS.************************************ Since there are still daily recalled products continuing daily and are too many to post here, please go to the FDA website link...

An Amusement Park Is Not Always Fun And Games

Bet you didn't know how easily you can be injured at an amusement park.  I am always  getting calls from injured victims hurt at Disneyland who are from out of state.  It is tough to sue them, as they have so much money and that fight tooth and nail to avoid...

Celebrating the Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated in Mexico, some parts of Central America and the United States is a time to commemorate the dead, but not in the "let's wear all black and cry" way. Day...

Recalled Hershey's candy found in Toronto stores

Update Monday November 3rd, 2008:The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more areas to their advisory list for the tainted Hershey’s chocolate.  They will not list the stores, but advice to be on the...

Giant Sewer Rats, Severed Chocolate Fingers: Halloween Candy Collection at Ho...

The Halloween Candy Collection offered by Hope and Greenwood, an imaginative confectionery store in London magically appeared on my screen while I was catching up with Chocolate Week news in the British Capital.Would you think of treating kids to Giant Sewer Rats, Dead Men's...

Candy with chemical in Chinese milk ... FOUND IN CONN. !!

" HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China was found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday. Days after...

Black market chocolate bars and soda machines

[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption...

We finally Found American flags at the Convention

"For two days RedState has been at the Democratic Convention trying to find American flags. Sure, when the television cameras come on for prime time network coverage, the Democrats have been passing out flags like...

Parents Beware of The Exploding Candy!!!

 Three young girls ended up in the hospital due to exploding,what seemed to be, candy. The name on the Pouch, 'FRUIT BOMB'.  This item was placed on the candy shelf at a Citco gas station in Buffalo, NY,...

Obama, 2 other senators in Afghanistan

"Sen. Barack Obama is expected to visit several world leaders over the next few weeks. Obama’s trip, which includes visits to Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, is intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials before U.S. voters. “This is...

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