Editing Blu Tack (section)

== History ==

While the inventor of the commercial Bostik product is unknown,<ref name="Ward213-4">{{Cite book |title=Adventures in Stationery |last=Ward |first=James |publisher=Profile Books |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-84668-616-0 |edition=paperback |location=London |pages=213–214|title-link=Adventures in Stationery }} (Sealant developer Alan Holloway created a similar precursor product at another company which had business links to Bostik.<!--Statements on the internet suggesting that he developed the Bostik product, may be the result of misquotion of his [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blu_Tack&oldid=171031892 2007 edit] to this page. The text of this edit was later removed by a different editor.-->)</ref> a precursor was created around 1970 as an accidental by-product of an attempt to develop a sealant based on chalk powder, rubber and oil. Blu Tack was originally white, but following fears that children could mistake it for chewing gum, a blue colouring was added.<ref name="Ward213"/>

In the United Kingdom in March 2008, 20,000 numbered packs of pink Blu&nbsp;Tack were made available, to help raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/36960/Blu-Tack-goes-pink-for-charity |title=Daily Express &#124; UK News :: Blu&nbsp;Tack goes pink for charity |publisher=Express.co.uk |date=4 March 2008 |access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> with 10 pence from each pack going to the charity. The formulation was slightly altered to retain complete consistency with its blue counterpart. Since then, many coloured variations have been made, including red-and-white, yellow, and a green [[Halloween]] pack.