Freshen Up
Freshen Up is a chewing gum with flavored gels inside manufactured by Cadbury Adams in Brazil. Current flavours include cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint and bubble gum. A fruit variation was offered in the 1970s.
History
The product was launched in 1975.
Factory explosion
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In 1976 an explosion of the Freshen Up gum manufacturing line at the American Chicle factory in Queens, New York killed six workers.[1] The New York State Supreme Court justice in Queens dismissed the manslaughter and homicide charges against the Warner-Lambert Company and the four executives the following year.[2]
References
- ^ "Executives Indicted in Blast. Chewing Gum Plant Blast Kills Six". Associated Press. August 19, 1977. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
Warner Lambert ... chewing gum factory that killed six persons last November. ... to accumulate in an area where freshen-up gum was being manufactured. ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)[dead link] - ^ "Gum Plant Cleared Of Crimes in a Blast Killing Six in 1976; Gum Company Cleared of Crimes". New York Times. February 16, 1978. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
A State Supreme Court justice in Queens yesterday dismissed manslaughter and homicide charges against the Warner-Lambert Company and four of its executives in connection with the ...
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