Fisherman's Friend
Fisherman's Friend ( English Fisherman's Friend ) are lozenges of various flavors ranging from Lofthouse of Fleetwood in Fleetwood in the English county of Lancashire are produced.
Fisherman's Friend were developed by the young pharmacist James Lofthouse to alleviate the breathing problems of deep-sea fishermen . In 1865 he had the idea of filling a tincture of eucalyptus , liquorice and menthol into bottles. Due to the harsh working conditions of the fishermen, these were often broken, so that James Lofthouse looked for an alternative. He thickened the recipe and punched pastilles from the mass. The fishermen soon began to call the lozenges their "friends" - hence the name. The pastilles have remained unchanged in terms of their appearance and recipe since their invention. They are still sold in the well-known paper bag, which is now plastic or metal coated on the inside.
Fisherman's Friend are sold in over a hundred countries and exist in 14 flavors, some of which are only available in selected countries. There are both sugar-free varieties in striped packaging and varieties with sugar in single-colored packaging. For a time Fisherman's Friend was also available as chewing gum . This has since been discontinued.
For example, a paper package contains 25 grams or 23 lozenges for Wild Cherry. Because 88 percent of air in the 3 x 20-gram package of Fisherman's Friend has Eichdirektion Nord in Hamburg in May 2011 initiated administrative proceedings on suspicion of a sham .
StrongmanRun
Fisherman's Friend is the namesake of the StrongmanRun , a long-distance run with obstacles.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Fisherman's Friend: History. Lofthouse of Fleetwood, accessed February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Consumer Hamburg : air packs: Plenty of air about nothing. May 5, 2011, accessed February 4, 2016 .