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1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago

It was because someone murdered their child for an insurance policy

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

I wonder if this is the origin story for the recurring warnings about poisonous Halloween sweets.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

As the article states: Some writer made it up, and the media is riding that dead horse ever since.

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