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Toffee Crisp controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2015

    Packaging similarity lawsuit affecting imports

    The Hershey Company brought a lawsuit concerning packaging similarity. An importer subsequently stopped importing several British confectionery lines, including Toffee Crisp, and the dispute generated boycott discussion.

  2. 1995

    Complaints over weapon and noose imagery in advertising

    A Toffee Crisp advertisement used cartoon transformations that included imagery resembling a pistol and a noose. Thirty complaints were made to the Independent Television Commission, which declined to investigate.