Clorets is a line of

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and

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made by Cadbury Adams. It was introduced in 1951. Clorets gum and candy contain Actizol, a proprietary ingredient that contains

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, which purportedly acts as an active ingredient to eliminate mouth odors. Clorets was originally owned by

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, then by Warner-Lambert in 1962 under its Adams division until

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took over in 2000. The Adams division was sold to Cadbury-Schweppes in 2002, which is now known as Cadbury Adams (later acquired by

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). Clorets is widely available in South America, Central America, South Africa, West Asia and South-East Asia. The largest markets for Clorets are Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, Morocco and Japan.

Packaging and flavor varieties

;Packaging sizes * Gum in 2s carton * Gum in 12s carton * Small mints (in a pack of 50) * Candy-style mints (in a pack of 6) * Tablet mints (in a pack of 35) * Val-U-Pak (in a pack of 30) ;Flavors * Original/Cool Mint * Arctic/Ocean Mint * Orange Mint * Lemon Mint * Green Lime Mint * Dark Secret Mint (Thailand) * Cinnamon (Japan and Morocco) * Cool Berry Mint * Pink Grapefruit Mint ;Clorets Infinity * Peppermint * Spearmint

Packaging and flavor varieties

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