Read more candy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8967/candy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71508/sex-mints-no-thanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe press release was so intriguing that Jen Phillips had to know more. Linger mints are being promoted as "internal feminine flavoring"—you read that right—with the catchall please-don't-sue-us warning that they're "for novelty use only." And no wonder: They're mostly sugar, which is a recipe for a yeast...http://www.newser.com/story/71508/sex-mints-no-thanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:10:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70705/daily-sweets-linked-to-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThink twice before buying your child that chocolate bar—new research by psychiatrists shows that children who eat candy every day are more likely to grow into violent adults. The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry , found that 69% of children in the study later convicted of a...http://www.newser.com/story/70705/daily-sweets-linked-to-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 6:14:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64631/new-chocolate-has-90-fewer-calories-doesnt-melt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mistake in the labs of the world's largest chocolate producer inadvertently led researchers to the ultimate in confectionery: a recipe that's not only heat-resistant, but that contains 90% fewer calories than normal chocolate. Food engineers fooling around at Barry Callebaut, which makes products for Nestlé and Cadbury, ended up...http://www.newser.com/story/64631/new-chocolate-has-90-fewer-calories-doesnt-melt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 10:47:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59269/ladies-mars-wants-you-to-have-a-fling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMars has introduced its first new candy bar in 20 years—and a racy marketing campaign to go along with it, NPR reports. The Fling is a "chocolate finger" of meringue and truffle painted with a "shimmering" chocolate coating, and both the 85-calorie size and the very pink, faux scandalous...http://www.newser.com/story/59269/ladies-mars-wants-you-to-have-a-fling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 13:48:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59069/sweet-lolly-lover-kid-wins-dream-job-as-candy-taster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lollipop-obsessed boy has won a dream job right out of a Willy Wonka fantasy: he's going to become a British candy company's taster for a year, reports the Telegraph . "I'm sure the next year is going to be a real adventure," said 12-year-old Harry Willsher, who'll be chomping on...http://www.newser.com/story/59069/sweet-lolly-lover-kid-wins-dream-job-as-candy-taster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 2:24:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54166/soaring-candy-sales-sweeten-hard-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough times don’t seem to be trickling down to inexpensive candy shops, where adult customers are flocking for a sugar-coated escape from their troubles, the New York Times reports. “People may indulge themselves a little bit more when times are tough,” says an analyst. And indulge they are: People are...http://www.newser.com/story/54166/soaring-candy-sales-sweeten-hard-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 9:03:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53879/smarties-smokers-stressing-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents and school officials are sweating over a new kids’ craze: “smoking” Smarties candies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Children crush the sugary discs into a powder in their wrapper, dump the powder into their mouths, and, in a move eerily reminiscent of cigarette smokers, exhale a cloud of dust....http://www.newser.com/story/53879/smarties-smokers-stressing-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 9:35:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50698/binge-now-chocolate-prices-may-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSoaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten...http://www.newser.com/story/50698/binge-now-chocolate-prices-may-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 10:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38658/kraft-mars-cadbury-hit-by-chinese-tainting-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKraft and Mars are investigating claims by the Indonesian government that products including Oreos, M&Ms, and Snickers imported from China are tainted with melamine, PerthNow reports. The company notes that the products tested melamine-free elsewhere in Asia, and suggests that they could be counterfeit. Still, the firms are supporting a...http://www.newser.com/story/38658/kraft-mars-cadbury-hit-by-chinese-tainting-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Sep 2008 9:48:17 CDT