Plum@lemmy.world to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 hours ago1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-link1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration.en.wikipedia.orgPlum@lemmy.world to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 hours agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoI wonder if this is the origin story for the recurring warnings about poisonous Halloween sweets.
minus-squareladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAs the article states: Some writer made it up, and the media is riding that dead horse ever since.
I wonder if this is the origin story for the recurring warnings about poisonous Halloween sweets.
As the article states: Some writer made it up, and the media is riding that dead horse ever since.