[noiseman]

Jolly Rancher began and was for decades headquartered in Golden, Colorado, a Denver suburb along the foothills. They also manufactured them there. I live in Denver, and remember how the smell was so strong that if you drove by there you could almost taste the Jolly Ranchers. As industrial odors go, it was very pleasant.

They’re gone now, with manufacturing moved to Mexico and Canada. I wonder if that’s why they’re now finding contaminants in them, or if the Brits are just overreacting to something that is common.

[sasquatch]

Went to school in Boulder. The smell of another Golden company was an attractant. Downside was 3.2% (at my age then).

[NorthMountain]

The Brits probably just got new measuring equipment ... When you can measure down to “parts per quintillion”, EVERYTHING is “contaminated”.

(Yes ... I exaggerate ... but only a little.)

[9YearLurker]

The objection is to their regular ingredients, not contaminating manufacturing.