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So you already know that candy is junk food, Halloween or not.
But we tend to get distanced from what "junk" really means.
Is it just empty calories? Excess additives, fillers, and chemicals? What's the harm?
Candy Corn contains Blue No. 1, a synthetic dye used in soaps, shampoos and cosmetics -- including Listerine; Yellow No. 5, which is another dye commonly found in fortune cookies, DayQuil, and Swiss Rolls; and carnauba wax, which produces that glossy finish in car wax, shoe and furniture polish. Ironically, it's the same coating used in dental floss.
View his short video for more clues - and a discouraging word when it comes to treats on Halloween.
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