# Truth-in-advertising recall of the year.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 14, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623 "2011-01-14T18:17:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623/1 "2011-01-14T18:17:16Z")

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From the [FDA](http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm240012.htm):

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> Candy Dynamics Recalls Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® Chew Bars all flavors – Net wt. 0.7 oz (20 g) package
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> A recent test performed by the California Department of Public Health has indicated that a lot (#8288A) of the cherry flavor of the above-listed product contains elevated levels of lead (0.24 parts per million; the U.S. FDA tolerance is 0.1 ppm) that potentially could cause health problems, particularly for infants, small children, and pregnant women.

It’s made in Pakistan.

Toxic waste, indeed.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623/2 "2011-01-14T20:29:04Z")

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Oh boy. Can you imagine the discussions? “Well, it says right on the package - “Nuclear Sludge.” What did you think you were getting?”

Toxic Waste brand - taking Plausible Deniability to breathtaking new heights!

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623/3 "2011-01-14T20:32:07Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> Oh boy. Can you imagine the discussions? “Well, it says right on the package - “Nuclear Sludge.” What did you think you were getting?”

I’d be expecting something radioactive, preferably with significant amounts of uranium or plutonium. I can’t use lead to fuel my nuclear reactor!

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**Author:** ![Rain\_Soaked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-in-advertising-recall-of-the-year/567623/4 "2011-01-14T20:34:24Z")

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Monty Python already [covered](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6uLfermPU) this.