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"Haribo, the confectionary company known for its colorful, bouncy Gummy Bears, has pulled a controversial candy from its portfolio after receiving backlash from consumers. More From Delish: Elementary School Kids Caught Inhaling Candies The Skipper Mix, a line of licorice treats that included black faces and African masks, and had been available for years in Denmark and Sweden, recently drew criticism from consumers who called the candy racist. According to Metro, Ola Dagliden, head of the Swedish division of Haribo, said they did not think the candy had &amp;quot;negative connotations.&amp;quot; But once consumers took to social media, it became a hot button issue for the German-owned company. Dane Saam Kapadia tweeted that he thought the candies were a symbol of colonialism. In fact, Haribo says, the Skipper Mix was meant to represent items collected by a fictional captain who sailed around the world.    M\u00E5ngkultur, kolonialt arv eller slavhandeln? #haribo skipper mix f\u00E5r mig att fundera p\u00E5 Danmark och mitt danska arv. pic.twitter.com/Sa07S44R9C \u2014 Saam Kapadia (@saamkapadia) May 6, 2013   More From Delish: Breaking Bad Cupcakes Topped with &amp;quot;Crystal Meth&amp;quot; Spark Backlash &amp;quot;I understand the criticism and think it&amp;#039;s important to listen to the customers,&amp;quot; Dagliden told Nyheter24. The company has removed the product from its Swedish website and has taken it out of production in Denmark and Sweden. Haribo is planning to revamp the Skipper Mix by removing any depictions that &amp;quot;consumers found offensive,&amp;quot; Dagliden said. Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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