Altoids tin "creative uses"

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Back o' the pack: Ingredients Sugar, Thickener E414, Peppermint Oil, Gelatine, Glucose Syrup.

Made in the UK © Marks and Spencer p.l.c., Baker Street London, W1A 1DN.
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/plucks tin from the monitor stand in front of him, regards back of package while enjoying the wintergreen-y goodness

I've got Sugar, less than 2% of artificial flavor, gum arabic, gelatin, corn syrup, natural flavor.

Looks like we've got a pretty close match in the ingredients list, with a few differences in reporting detail. No producer data listed on my tin, but: Distributed by Callard & Bowser-Suchard, Inc. (NJ address), Made in Great Britain.

On the other hand, some quick web research reveals that Callard and Bowser is a unit of Kraft Foods (one of the biggest brand groups in the US); an 84% ownership stake in Kraft is held by the Phillip Morris group which is more commonly associated with its various cigarette brands. Not sure if "The Original Celebrated Curiously Strong" tagline was liscensed from the original UK brand, but the US version seems to be putting money in US pockets. Now I have to re-evaluate my decision to purchase based on the new info that I'm boosting PM's revenue.