Freshen Up is a brand of chewing gum with liquid centers manufactured by Cadbury Adams in Brazil. Flavours include cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint and bubble gum, with a fruit variation introduced in the 1970s.
History
The product was launched in 1975. In 2019, the brand was discontinued by the manufacturer.[1]
Factory explosion
In 1976 an explosion of the Freshen Up gum manufacturing line at the American Chicle factory in Queens, New York killed six workers.[2] 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.[3]
References
- Freshen Up Gum (History, Flavors & Commercials) Snack History, December 4, 2022^
- Executives Indicted in Blast. Chewing Gum Plant Blast Kills Six Associated Press, August 19, 1977, retrieved 2011-03-31^
- Gum Plant Cleared Of Crimes in a Blast Killing Six in 1976; Gum Company Cleared of Crimes