Dime Bags of Freshness (Wizbang Pop!)

Law enforcement and community leaders on Thursday tasted sweet victory in their fight against the sales of a candy they said looked too similar to bags of heroin or crack-cocaine.

The Hershey Co. announced it would cease production of Ice Breakers Pacs -- mints said to resemble illegal street drugs and which caused an uproar after their November introduction.

The sugary powder candy is sealed inside nickel-sized square dissolving breath strips. In Philadelphia, police officers at the time said the bags of mints glorify the drug trade.

Hershey Chief Executive David West disclosed the decision Thursday during a conference call about the company's newly released fourth-quarter earnings report.

West said the nation's largest candymaker is sensitive to concerns expressed by law-enforcement and community leaders about the mints' resemblance to certain illicit drugs.

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