they arent in the tubes anymore they have red ones thanks
2007-12-11 05:28:10 · 12 answers · asked by shell 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Sorry Shell, I ate them all yum yum.
2007-12-11 09:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by wantila 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rowntree is to stop producing the Blue version of the smarties because it is removing all artificial colours from the casings and there is no natural alternative to the blue chemical currently used.
It will be replaced with a white Smartie, at least until a natural blue dye is found.
2007-12-11 13:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by Fred3663 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Smarties suddenly got "smarties" on us and when natural,What a shame because the blue ones were my favourite! Oh Well!
2007-12-11 14:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Deactivated Account 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they've stopped using artifical colours because of the whole E120 thing (cochineal was used to colour the red smarties but everyone find out that cochineal is crushed insects- vegetarians went mad lol)
but they couldnt find a natural colouring for blue so they got rid of it
2007-12-11 13:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by ThePoloHole 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Got taken out because there isnt a natural colouring for that blue.
Notice the "No artificial colourings" label.
2007-12-11 13:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by foxylilminxdevil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it was limited edition. If not that it was probably because of the food coloring or whatever.
Rachel
2007-12-11 14:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by What should my name be? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Limited addition.
2007-12-11 13:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because they don't use artificial colours anymore.
2007-12-11 14:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by ChocLover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they're hanging out with the brown M&M's somewhere...
2007-12-11 13:36:16 · answer #9 · answered by our_very_favorite_fearscape 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
perhaps they didn,t prove to be very popular.Must admit I found them a bit offputting.
2007-12-11 13:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by Lorna D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋