Hi-chew
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| Japanese name | ハイチュウ (haichū) |
| Maker | Morinaga & Company |
| Ingredients | Chewy Candy / Taffy |
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Flavours: Apple, Banana, Blood Orange, Blueberry, Calamansi, Cantelope, Cola, Dekopon, Dragon Fruit, Golden Apple, Grape, Grapefruit, Green apple, Hokkaido Melon (Cantaloupe), Kiwi, Lemon, Lime, Lychee, Mango, Mixed Fruit, Orange (and Valencia Orange), Passion Fruit, Peach, Pineapple, Strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake, Yogurt (Aloe, Peach and Strawberry), Yuzu |
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Hi-chew (ハイチュウ Haichū) is a fruit-flavored chewy Japanese candy sold by Morinaga & Company.
[edit] About The Candy
The soft, chewy candy was first released in Japan in 1975. It was re-released in its current shape (a stick of several individually-wrapped candies) in February 1986.
Hi-chew candies are individually wrapped in logo-stamped foil or plain white wax paper (depending on the localization). Each individual candy piece consists of an outer white coating (this is the same for every flavor) and a colored, flavored interior. The exceptions to this rule are the Strawberry Cheesecake and Yogurt flavors, which have an outer colored coating with a white, flavored inside. The texture is similar to a cross between chewing gum and fruit-flavored candies in the United States such as Laffy Taffy or Starburst. Hi-chew can be found in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and other locations outside Japan.
[edit] 2008/11/13 Recall
Morinaga voluntarily recalled 270,000 packs of grapes and green apple flavored Hi-chew after receiving customers complaints since August 2008. Rubber pieces about 1cm long and 0.3mm thick were found inside the candies. 28 complaints were reported as of 10/31/2008. Affected products were manufactured during June 2008 and have an expiration date of June 2009.
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