Sour Warhead Lolly apos;burned Layers apos; Off Seven-year-old Boy apos;s Tongue

When 7-year-old Lachlan Canak snuck in a sour lolly before breakfast he had no idea that he'd have to come clean to his mum.
But when his tongue started burning after sucking on the ‘extreme sour' flavoured Warhead candy before school on Monday he was forced to seek help.
The Sydney boy placed the lolly, which contains ‘malic acid' often found in extremely sour candy, on his tongue until he felt a burning feeling and rushed to show his mum Hayley.
‘He just yelled out to me and walked into the kitchen. He said his tongue hurt and showed me.

It gave me goosebumps and I felt ill looking at it,' Hayley told Daily Mail Australia.
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Lachlan Canack's tongue felt like it was burning after he sucked on a Warhead 'extreme sour' candy (left) but his mother Hayley said it has healed surprisingly quickly (right)
Lachlan yelled out after putting the lolly in his mouth and showed his mother his tongue 
‘I was so shocked.

He looked in the mirror and equally was shocked. He was a little worried about the way it looked but I assured him that it would get better.'
The hard candy sweets, made in America by Impact Confections, come with a warning that ‘eating multiple pieces within a short time period may cause a temporary irritation to sensitive tongues and mouths.'
But the photos Hayley took of her son's tongue show the lolly seemed to cause more harm than simply ‘irritation'.
Hayley is surprised at how well Lachlan's tongue has healed.
‘It was obviously very inflamed that morning… I don't believe any lolly should be capable of doing this to someone especially our children.'
Lachlan ate a 'junior extreme sour' candy for children aged '4 & up' and had no idea how much pain he'd feel

In one YouTube video where a three-year-old boy tastes a Warhead lolly, an adult says: 'Put it in your mouth.' 'We told you it's really sour didn't we,' they say as the boy screws up his face
The candy made by Impact Confections comes with a warning that 'eating multiple pieces within a short time period may cause a temporary irritation to sensitive tongues and mouths'
Hayley confirmed Lachlan won't be trying the Warhead candy again.
‘Lachie is not up to the challenge of having another.

He won't even think twice. I most certainly will not be allowing any child in my care to have these again,' Hayley said.
According to the confectionery company's website the Warhead extreme sour candy's ingredients include: ‘Corn Syrup, Sugar, Microencapsulated Malic Acid (Malic Acid, Hydrogenated Palm Oil), Citric Acid, Gum Acacia, Soybean Oil (Processing Aid), Ascorbic Acid, Artificial Flavors, Carnauba Wax, Corn Starch, Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5.'
In the USA parents have posted videos of their children tasting the Warhead sour candy on YouTube
This baby wriggles, squeals and grimaces when it is given a red version of the hard candy 
On YouTube there are dozens of videos of parents giving their children the sour candy in the US and filming their horrified reactions.
One video shows a baby squirming in its parents' arms as they hold the candy in its mouth for a second while it grimaces and sticks out its tongue.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Impact Confections in America for comment.

 
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO THE WARHEAD EXTREME SOUR CANDY CONTAIN? According to the confectionery company's website the Warhead extreme sour candy's ingredients include: 
Corn SyrupSugarMicroencapsulated Malic Acid (Malic Acid, Hydrogenated Palm Oil)(Malic acid occurs naturally in all fruits and weareliferuiner.com contributes to the sour taste of green apples, grapes, rhubarb and wine.
It is also artificially added to some vinegar products, including Salt and Vinegar flavour chips.
In the USA it is often the source of extreme tartness and sourness in confectionery.)
Citric AcidGum AcaciaSoybean Oil (Processing Aid)Ascorbic AcidArtificial FlavorsCarnauba WaxCorn StarchBlue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5 

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