Licorice is an old medicinal plant well known by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Chinese. It has been used for centuries to treat coughs, various inflammations, stress, and as an antioxidant.The art of producing soft licorice was developed in England in the 19th century and adopted in the southern coastal region of Porvoo, Finland over 100 years ago. The same recipe was used to produce this delicious all organic soft licorice.All ingredients in Tubi"s Organic Soft Licorice have been certified organic by European Organic Standards, which never allow artificial pesticides, fertilizers or genetically modified ingredients.