Monday, March 29, 2010

Food Trivia - #3

Named for the inventors, Forrest and Bruce, this food product was first made for use in the military. For 11 years from 1976 to 1987 one variety of this product was not produced, due to an action by the FDA, even though the FDA action did not effect this particular product! 

Many consumers protested, and the University of Tennessee was partially involved in forcing the company to reconsider the discontinuance of the one variety. 

Eventually the company relented and began producing it again. It was reintroduced it at about the same time as glasnost and the crumbling of the anti-Red scare. 

Focus groups were held to decide the correct proportions for the gradual reintroduction of the banned variety during the Christmas season of 1985.

Name this product.


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3 comments:

msj09027 said...

M&Ms

I really enjoy your blog.

mj

Anonymous said...

Red M&M's.

Corina 1.0 said...

Blue M&M's