BOSTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has warned the manufacturer of melatonin-laced brownies called "Lazy Larry" that the government considers them unsafe and could seize them from store shelves. The warning letter obtained by The Associated Press was sent to the company last week. "Lazy Larry" was until July known as "Lazy Cakes," but the Memphis-based company that makes them, HBB LLC, changed the name after some lawmakers and public officials expressed concerns about the brownies. The product's marketing evokes images of illegal substances. On the Lazy Larry website, the company promises that the brownies will help customers relax. "All this magic is baked in to put a smile on your face," the site reads. "This is living, my friend." On the official Lazy Larry Facebook page - still operating under the "Lazy Cakes" name - the company interacts with enthusiastic consumers. On Friday, the day the FDA sent the company its letter, the company posted this status update: "Thinking about putting on some tunes and relaxing with a Lazy Larry tonight ... what is your favorite music to chill to?"
Parents of overactive kids everywhere are going to be bullshit about this one...I'd somehow never heard of these lazy cakes, but I can guarantee that if I had kids they'd be on a steady after dinner diet of lazy cakes. Kid thinks I'm the best parent in the world just rewarding them with chocolate treats night after night, meanwhile I'm drugging my kid to sleep without the social stigma of force feeding them nyquil...so, win, win. Kid doesn't want to eat his broccoli? That's fine bud, go grab a brownie and play in your room for a while...last you'll hear from the kid for the night.
