How to Read the Expiration Date on Pop Tarts

Brand of toaster pastries

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Pop-Tarts

Two Frosted Strawberry flavor Pop-Tarts.
Product type	Toaster pastry
Possessor	Kellogg's
Country	United States
Introduced	1964; 58 years ago  (1964)
Related brands	Pop-Tart Bites, Pop-Tart Crisps, Pop-Tart Cereal
Markets	Worldwide
Tagline	"Crazy Good!"
Website	poptarts.com

Pop-Tarts is a brand of toaster pastries produced and distributed past Kellogg's since 1964. Pop-Tarts take a sugariness filling sealed inside 2 layers of thin, rectangular pastry crust. Well-nigh varieties are as well frosted. Although sold pre-cooked, they are designed to be warmed inside a toaster or microwave oven. They are commonly sold in pairs inside Mylar (previously foil) packages and do non require refrigeration.^[1]

Pop-Tarts is Kellogg'due south well-nigh pop brand to date in the U.s., with millions of units sold each twelvemonth.^[two] They are distributed mainly in the Us, just also in Canada, the United Kingdom, Republic of ireland, Commonwealth of australia and New Zealand.^[iii]

Pop-Tarts are produced in dozens of flavors, plus various former, seasonal, and "express edition" flavors that appear for a short fourth dimension.^[iv]

History

Pop-Tarts Globe, New York

In the 1960s, Post invented a procedure for enclosing moist food in foil to continue information technology fresh — commencement used for dog food — and adapted information technology to its new toaster-prepared breakfast food. Intended to complement its cold cereals, Mail service announced its new product to the press in 1963 earlier they went to market. Mail service called them "Land Squares".^[5]

Because Post had revealed Land Squares before they were ready to be put in the marketplace, Post'southward biggest competitor, Kellogg, was able to develop its own version in six months. The product, advertised by an animated, anthropomorphic toaster named Milton, became so popular that Kellogg could not continue up with need.^[half-dozen] The first shipment of Popular Tarts to stores sold out within two weeks, and Kellogg'due south ran advertisements apologizing for the empty shelves. This only increased demand for the new product.^[7]

The starting time Pop-Tarts came in four flavors: strawberry, blueberry, brown saccharide cinnamon, and apple currant, which was presently renamed apple tree-berry.^[6] Originally not frosted when first introduced in 1964,^[eight] it was subsequently determined that frosting could withstand the toaster, and the first frosted Pop-Tarts were officially released in 1967. Equally of 2021, there are over twenty standard Pop-Tart flavors, including hot fudge sundae, southward'mores, raspberry, and cinnamon pretzel.

Pop-Tarts were introduced with adequately substantial marketing to the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. Chocotastic and Strawberry Awareness are available in most major UK supermarkets.^[9]

The United States armed services airdropped two.4 million Pop-Tarts in Afghanistan during the initial attack in 2001.^[10]

A temporary Pop-Tarts store opened in New York City in 2010. It closed on December 31, 2010.

Every bit of 2014^[update], sales of Popular-Tarts had increased for 32 straight years.^[xi]

Products

Kellogg's keeps betwixt 20 and 30 flavors in production at any fourth dimension, and are constantly testing and trying new flavors to encounter shifting consumer tastes.^[12]

Frosted Strawberry

Dark-brown Sugar Cinnamon

Unfrosted Blueberry

Dunkin' Donuts Vanilla Latte

Standard flavors

Pop Tart'due south cadre flavors have been unchanged for over 30 years, and include favorites such every bit frosted strawberry and dark-brown sugar cinnamon. In addition to these, Kellogg'south is constantly introducing new flavors into regular production, and removing ones that don't sell well. In 2020, they introduced three new Pretzel flavors, while ceasing production of well-nigh of the 'wild' flavor line.^[thirteen]

Seasonal flavors

Kellogg's produces some flavors for a brusk fourth dimension every year, to coincide with seasonal or holiday events. Some examples include Pumpkin Pie which has been released every Fall since 2011, and Ruby White and Blueberry brought dorsum every Summer since 2012.

Limited flavors

Limited flavors are produced for a brusk fourth dimension, a few months or less, and commonly have a "Express Editiion" imprint on the box. They are sometimes made in cooperation with some other food make. Dunkin Donuts, Jolly Rancher, and A&Due west Root Beer have all collaborated with Kellogg's to make limited edition branded Popular Tart flavors. They have as well worked with other brands within Kellogg'southward, to brand Froot Loops and Eggo flavored Pop Tarts.

Occasionally a limited season will sell and so well that Kellogg's will go on producing it longer or brand it a regular flavor. Scarlet Velvet was originally released as a limited flavor in 2013, only sold so well information technology was kept in production until 2017, and then returned every bit a standard flavor in 2021.

Exterior the Usa

A much more than limited number of flavors are available outside the United states. This is due to local laws that may prohibit the apply of specific food dyes, or the use of loftier fructose corn syrup.^[fourteen]

Only three flavors are available in Europe:

• Frosted Apple Blast
• Frosted Chocotastic
• Frosted Strawberry Sensation

Presto Pizza was a pizza flavored toaster pastry produced by Kelloggs in 1971, and retired less than a twelvemonth later on.^[xv]

Pastry Swirls were introduced in the mid 1990s, and were like to competitor Pillsbury's Toaster Strudels. Pastry Swirls were bigger and thicker than regular Pop-Tarts, and had less icing. Flavors included Scarlet Cheese Danish and Cinnamon Cream. Sales were disappointing, and the products were discontinued in 2001.^{[ citation needed ]}

Snak-Stix, a portable intermission-apart version intended as an afterwards-schoolhouse snack for children, was introducted in 2002.^[16] The new product was launched with a massive media necktie-in with the American Idol TV testify and live bout. It did not sell well and was discontinued a year later.

Become-Tarts were another attempt at a snack sized product, released in 2006. These were thicker, narrow, and wrapped individually (instead of in packages of 2). Get-Tarts were discontinued in 2008.

Mini Crisps were introduced in 2011. as a bite sized, cracker like pastry with no filling. They originally sold in 60 calorie pouches, merely were discontinued after poor sales. They were brought back in a larger size in 2018, equally Pop Tart Crisps. The newer version is a larger bar-sized crispy pastry, with filling and frosting.^[17]

Pop-Tarts Bites are a tiny, bite sized pastry sold in pouches, with fruit flavor and frosting just no filling. They were originally introduced in 1994, but ceased product the next year. Kellogg'south brought them dorsum in 2018, in the flavors Frosted Strawberry and Chocolate-brown Carbohydrate Cinnamon, and expanding to more flavors in 2020.^[18]

Popular Tarts Cereal was originally made in 1994, and sold through the early 2000'due south. Kellogg'south brought it back in 2019 with 2 flavors: strawberry and brown saccharide cinnamon.^[xix]

In Popular culture

In June 2021, Jerry Seinfeld announced he would produce and star in a movie about the creation of the Pop Tart. The motion-picture show, titled "Unfrosted", will be released on Netflix in late 2022.^[20]

The first episode of the History Channel serial, "The Nutrient That Congenital America", includes the battle betwixt the Kellogg and Post companies, and the invention of the Pop Tart.^[21]

The Tv Show Family Guy featured a vocal nearly Pop Tarts, and how good they taste with butter.^[22]

Advertizement

Manufacture merchandise groups accept raised issues with Popular-Tarts advertising. In 2003, the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) and the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Clan told the Food and Drug Assistants's Obesity Working Group that:

Efforts to capitalize on consumer demand for healthier foods has led to the on and off label promotion of products that contain relatively small amounts of fruits and vegetables and/or contain them as part of a production with unhealthy amounts of fatty, sodium, or refined carbohydrates. These products, such equally fruit drinks, popular tarts [sic], and highly sugared cereals, are more often energy dense than food dumbo. FDA, working with the FTC, should strengthen its guidelines to prevent the promotion of products based on their fruit and vegetable content unless these products maintain the integrity of fruits and vegetables as healthy foods, and brand a reasonable contribution to the recommended daily intake for fruits and vegetables.^[23]

Pop-Tarts introduced a new advertising entrada, "Crazy Expert", in 2004.^[24] Characters that appeared frequently were a singing lizard and a group of children, dubbed "crazy-good kids", who commonly frightened the Popular-Tarts and acquired them to be eaten or chased away. The sound design and signature "TaDa" opening and closings were created past Kamen Amusement Group, Inc. The ads use squiggly animation, surrealist sense of humor, and non sequitur, all of which bear a strong resemblance to the signature work of animator Don Hertzfeldt. 1 "crazy-good kid" in particular bears stiff resemblance to Billy in Hertzfeldt's Baton's Balloon. However, Hertzfeldt was non involved in any way with these advertisements and in 2006 was considering possible litigation for stealing his piece of work.^[25]

In 2006, the Children'southward Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, prompted by a customer complaint, "recommended that Kellogg alter packaging, eliminate the phrase 'fabricated with existent fruit'." Kellogg agreed to do so, and redesigned packages for the Pop-Tarts line accordingly; they assured CARU that the "claim does non announced on television or print advertisement" and offered to "participate in CARU's self-regulatory process" and "take CARU's focus areas into consideration" as Kellogg proceeds with its "hereafter kid-directed advertising."^[26]

Cable in the Classroom has used a Popular-Tarts television commercial as an instance in its media literacy program for children.^[27] They ask adults to watch a Pop-Tarts commercial with their children or students and "accept them look at how much product information is presented and how much is really about lifestyle or attitude."^[28]

Lawsuits

Thomas Nangle filed a lawsuit in 1992, suing Kellogg for damages after his Pop-Tart became stuck in his toaster and caught fire. The example gained wider notoriety when humorist Dave Barry wrote a column nearly starting a fire in his own toaster with Pop-Tarts.^{[29] [thirty]} Texas A&M University Corpus Christi professor Patrick Michaud performed a 1994 experiment showing that when left in the toaster too long, strawberry Popular-Tarts could produce flames to nearly 1.five ft (46 cm) high.^[31] The discovery triggered a flurry of lawsuits. Since so, Pop-Tarts comport the warning: "Due to possible risk of fire, never leave your toasting appliance or microwave unattended."

In Oct 2021, a woman in New York sued Kellogg's for $five million over what she claimed was misleading advertising about Strawberry Popular Tarts. Her suit alleges that "The strawberry representations are misleading because the Product has less strawberries than consumers expect based on the labeling."^[32]

Recalls

Popular-Tarts accept been the subject of recalls when mislabeling could lead to serious allergic reactions. On August 4, 1995, it was appear that 94,500 cartons of Smucker'due south Real Fruit Frosted Strawberry pastries actually contained the Chocolate Fudge diversity.^[33] In 2002, Kellogg alerted the public that egg was an undeclared ingredient in its Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts.^[34] In 2006, Kellogg Company alerted the public that some Frosted Huckleberry Pop-Tarts contained milk equally an undeclared ingredient.^[35]

Encounter likewise

• Convenience food
• Junk food
• Pastries

References

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