Hershey's to reconsider powdered mint design

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Hershey Co. says it is considering changes to the design of a mint that Philadelphia police say looks nearly identical to a tiny heat-sealed bag used to sell powdered street drugs.

The revelation Friday by the nation's largest candy maker came a week after the criticism surfaced about Ice Breakers Pacs, although a Hershey spokesman would not specify the exact concerns that prompted the company to act.

"It was certainly never our intention to create any confusion with this product," company spokesman Kirk Saville said. "We take consumer and community feedback very seriously and are acting quickly to address concerns."

Ice Breakers Pacs, which first hit store shelves last month, are nickel-sized dissolvable pouches with a powdered sweetener inside. The pouches come in blue or orange and bear the Ice Breakers logo.

The similarity was so striking that longtime veterans of Philadelphia's police narcotics squad were fooled when they saw the mints.