1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.
1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.
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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.