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Hippy Sippy was a candy introduced in the late 1960s. It consisted of small, multi-colored chocolate pellets contained in a plastic ampoule, with a straw provided to suck the candy from the container. Also included was a button badge with the phrase "Hippy Sippy says I'll try anything" or "please feed me" printed on it.
The packaging was seen by some as resembling a syringe, and drew criticism for potentially normalizing drug use. The FDA classified the packaging as a health hazard over concerns that pellets could be inhaled through the straw and into the respiratory tract.
The product was removed from the market within a few months.
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- ^ FDA Papers. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1969. p. 37. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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- Forget, Abigail (4 April 2014). "Notorious pasts of some of America's favorite candy". Fox News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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