Lick mussel
Schleck shells or leak shells are hard candy whose mass in plastic trays of cockle mold is filled. They need to be licked from the shell. The simple candy mass consists essentially of sugar , glucose syrup , flavorings and food coloring .
Lick mussels have been known since at least the 1960s. The sweet, which is mainly popular with children, is available individually or in small bags, especially in kiosks or drinking halls and the like. Ä. available. The special advantage of the mussel is that you can put it on the table and finish sucking it later without it sticking like, for example, candy, permanent lollipops or similar lollipops. Schleport was sold by the Süport company in Viernheim until the end of the 1970s .
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment points out that the mussel can be swallowed by smaller children who put it completely in their mouth and deform the plastic, so that in this case there is a risk of suffocation . However, so far only one such case has become known, which is why the mussels have not been taken off the market. However, it was recommended to put a corresponding note on the packaging.
