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1970s, candy, Food, General Foods, lack of sales, Pop Rocks, powdered, short shelf life, Space Dust
Space Dust (General Foods, 1970s)
Space Dust is a similar candy product to Pop Rocks, but was in powdered form. Pop Rocks is, of course, the hard candy that creates a small popping reaction when it dissolves in your mouth. Pop Rocks was patented in 1961 but not manufactured to the public until 1975. It was withdrawn in 1983 due to its lack of success in the marketplace and since it has such a short shelf life. Many many times distribution led to consumers receiving out-of-date products.