Oh dear, apparently the sweet brand Maoam is in trouble with one British father who believes that the product’s packaging shows items of fruit having sex with each other. Yes, really.
Now owned by Haribo, Maoam is a German brand. Speaking to the Daily Mail (link to see the original article here), the bemused father – Mr Simpkins – says that the lime depicted on the red packet below, “who I take to be the gentleman” has a “particularly lurid” expression on its face. He is apparently extremely concerned over such “carnal” images.
The sweetmaker apparently claims the “jovial” characters on wrapping, introduced in 2002, are simply showing fun fruit at play. What do you think? Is this a hoax? I can’t get through to Haribo to find out as yet…….but its own website does seem to show the packaging, so while “Mr Simpkins” may not be entirely genuine, it appears the brand’s look is for real.
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