Blue Smarties are back!

[GommeInc]

Blue Smarties have returned, with the aid of seaweed which makes sure they're not artificially coloured.

Blue Smarties are making a comeback, thanks to a colouring extracted from seaweed.
Smarties tube including blue Smarties

They were dropped nearly two years ago as part of a drive by makers Nestle to rid the sweets of artificial colours.

But now the manufacturer has found a new blue colouring from a seaweed called spirulina.

It means blue Smarties will now reappear in packs along with the seven other colours.

Nestlé Rowntree stopped producing the blue version of the chocolate beans in 2006 because it is removing all artificial colours from the casings and it couldn't find a natural alternative to the blue chemical currently used. It was replaced with a white Smartie.
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Smarties brand manager Michelle Roberts said: "We are now delighted to have found a solution that allows us to bring back blue Smarties with no artificial colours and flavours, just like the rest of the Smarties range."

The original vibrant blue Smarties were first introduced in 1989, replacing the light brown variety.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...marties111.xml

[Blue]

Yes! Blue Smarties

[GommeInc]

The bad thing is, I doubt they'll make you hyper like they did back then

[Florx]

They were my fave color.

[today]

i still laugh at how they got banned lol.

[Blue]

Ahh, i remember the days when my mum didnt let me have blue smarties cause i went hyper

[jesus]

They got banned for a stupid reason! I doubt they were missed however.

[GommeInc]

Ahh, i remember the days when my mum didnt let me have blue smarties cause i went hyper

I think my school banned them for a short while, because they were unhealthy and made people mis-behave...

[dirrty]

i never knew they left tbh. hell, i dont even check the colours, i just put em in ma mouth.

[Florx]

YEAHHH just pop open then down in one