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.[1] Also included was a button badge with the phrase "Hippy Sippy says I'll try anything" or "please feed me" printed on it.[2]
The packaging was seen by some as resembling a syringe,[2] and drew criticism for potentially normalizing drug use.[3] The FDA classified the packaging as a health hazard over concerns that pellets could be inhaled through the straw and into the respiratory tract.[1]
The product was removed from the market within a few months.[4]
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- ^ a b FDA Papers. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1969. p. 37. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ludacer, Randy (21 September 2012). "Hippy Sippy". box vox. BEACH. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Moschetta, J.; Feder, C. (March 1972). "Dangerous "Toys"" (PDF). Juris. 5 (3). Duquesne Law School: 3–4. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Forget, Abigail (4 April 2014). "Notorious pasts of some of America's favorite candy". Fox News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.