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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] 8 points 1 day ago

It was because someone murdered their child for an insurance policy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] ladicius 1 points 1 day ago

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