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FOOD BIZ KIDS ‘Worse than torture.’ Nuclear Sludge Bars are gross! Desmond Cleland, 7th grade: The packaging catches your eye, and so does the name. It’s not a name you see every day. At first, the taste is pretty good, but it starts to lose its flavor. In the end, it tastes like what I would imagine plastic to taste like. It’s the same thing with the aftertaste. It smells a bit fruity. It is chewy and a bit hard. It would most likely appeal to kids. It doesn’t really seem very healthy either; the first ingredient on the list is sugar. Nina McKenna, 7th grade: The Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Bar tastes like a disgusting combination of artificial juices and plastic. When I opened it, it flaked and cracked as I tried to tear a piece off. It didn’t seem like healthy food. It is hard and chewy and not for people with braces. I don’t know who would buy it; it seems unneeded. The packaging doesn’t look very appealing, but you can tell the company tried. It is small and easy to open and transport. It even smells artificial! Overall, I wouldn’t eat it … ever. David McDonald, 7th grade: To make someone eat this is worse than torture. If I wanted to get someone to tell me something [a secret], I would certainly feed them this nauseating Airhead wannabe candy. I’m surprised I didn’t break a tooth on the rock-hard substance. Candy is not the right way to describe this product. Maddie Makoul, 7th grade: Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Bars are gross! They are hard and taste exactly like their name – Toxic Waste. It smells like feet, and when you rip it open, it breaks like plastic. The bar also turns your tongue and teeth blue. I would not recommend small children eat this snack; they could choke. It made me feel like I was going to hurl. The packaging isn’t appealing at all. They look like Airheads. Believe me; the world doesn’t need Toxic Waste bars! Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bar – Sour Cherry, Sour Blue Raspberry, Sour Apple Candy Dynamics, Indianapolis Deontre Yarbrough, 7th grade: The packaging is not that appealing. It’s kind of hard to open, because it gets stuck while you’re peeling it down. It’s smooth but sticky and it tastes like a Laffy Taffy or a Now and Later. It smells like a Laffy Taffy. I think the Toxic Waste bars will be directed to children. I don’t think the world needs them, because they are just copying the same taste of a Laffy Taffy. Adam Haas, 7th grade: The package looks very appealing with its bright colors. It is something I would pick up at the store. The taste is sour and the texture feels like wax. The people who would buy this product are kids. You could take this on the road because it is small. Sam Wiener, 7th grade: Toxic Waste – the name matches the taste; it’s terrible. The wrapper is easy to open. The texture feels like I am licking a brick. I might have stomach pains for the rest of the day. I believe it is toxic and from Mars. For all I know, it might be a cure for cancer. It smells like a rat. Keep out of reach of small children! There are more kids on the web … both in this FoodBizKids installment and in previous ones. See www.FoodProcessing. com. And if you have a new product you want to test on our seventh-and eighth grade panelists, contact Diane Toops at dtoops@putman.net, or 630-467-1300 ext. 321. www.foodprocessing.com ApriL 2008 food processing • 21 http://www.foodprocessing.com http://www.foodprocessing.com http://www.foodprocessing.com

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Food Processing - April 2008 Contents Editor's Plate NewsBites The Trends Rollout Food Biz Kids Consumer Taste Test - Indulgent, Superpremium Chocolate...at 3 Calories a Pop Cover Story - Annual Capital Spending Report - To Build or Not to Build? Ingredients - Trendy Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables Plant Operations - iPlant: Assessing the State of Automation Plant Operations - Your Sanitation Can Be Greener Packaging - For Which Oven? MRO Q&A New Supplier Products Toops Scoops

Food Processing - April 2008

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