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  • 17-03-2021 8:05pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭


    Watching Juno at the moment. Whatever happened to Sunny Delight in Ireland. I have a vague recollection of It being worse for kids than Punk rock or Jimmy Saville. Is it still available?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭tdf7187


    Haven't seen it in years. Possibly Dealz might have it but don't bet on it. I think it was found to have excessive artificial colourings and was turning kids orange or something.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,527 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Always heard that it “turned” some kid orange after he drank too much of it. Didn’t hear too much after that.

    The tide is turning…



  • Registered Users Posts: 8,908 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    It went through a few recipe changes and rebrandings due to plummeting sales:

    https://thetab.com/uk/2016/06/10/whatever-happened-sunny-delight-1810

    The kid in Wales who turned orange/yellow
    was drinking 1.5 litres of it a day

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/too-much-sunny-delight-turns-girl-s-skin-yellow-1134703.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,822 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Iceland sells it .


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭Trigger Happy


    I remember they had dedicated fridges for sunny d in some Tesco shops. This despite there been nothing perishable in there and the coldness making it even less drinkable.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,695 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    10% fruit juice and fluorescent colouring.
    90% sugary water. Sugary not necessarily sugar.


  • Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Watching Juno at the moment.

    Sorry for your troubles


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭Unknown Soldier


    I remember it being launched when I lived in the UK many years ago.
    Their marketing team did a great job, in fairness. It was everywhere in supermarkets. As mentioned, they had their own fridges, well positioned too!


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