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Employees of Swizzels Matlow Limited or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition. The competition is open to residents of UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Sweet violets have few pests and diseases. However red spider mite and American leaf spot can be problematic. Many selections of sweet violets were made by growers and desirable characteristics that were sought were long stems, good colour and of course strong scent! It’s the floral flavour that divides the nation but we’re here to celebrate our favourite purple sweet. Parma Violets are a British violet-flavoured tablet confectionery manufactured by the Derbyshire company Swizzels Matlow, [1] named after the Parma violet variety of the flower. The sweets are hard, biconcave disc-shaped sweets, similar to the Fizzers product from the same company but without their fizziness. Swizzels Matlow have also released a line of Giant Parma Violets.Sugar, Stearic Acid, Modified Starch, Glucose Syrup, Anti-caking Agent: Magnesium Carbonate; Flavourings, Colours: Anthocyanin.

Campbell, Brian (6 May 2016). "Jealous of the Birds singer-songwriter Naomi Hamilton takes flight with debut album". The Irish News. Belfast. The album Parma Violets is released today.The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Jones, R. A. (on behalf of the Registrar and Comptroller-General) (21 February 2001). "IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION NO. 2161647 IN THE NAME OF TREBOR BASSETT LIMITED AND IN THE MATTER OF OPPOSITION NO. 49406 THERETO BY SWIZZELS MATLOW LIMITED" (PDF). ipo.gov.uk. United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office. p.9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2014 . Retrieved 25 February 2014. Parma Violets shared a 70th birthday with Joanna Lumley and Noddy Holder in 2016, all great things to come out of 1946. Ingredients include sugar, stearic acid, modified starch, glucose syrup, and anthocyanin. [2] Precursors [ edit ] Parma violets originated in the Levant, that is in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. They were growing in what is now Italy by the 18th century. A favourite flower of Napoleon Bonaparte at least one variety was grown by the Empress Josephine’s gardeners at Malmaison where it was known as ‘La Violette de Parme’.