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Fast food companies these days are always trying to one up each other and come up with the most exciting new products, there are so many limited time fancy options at McDonald’s right now it can be easy to forget about the classic hits.

Sadly that’s exactly what happened in the UK recently as all McDonald’s franchises in the United Kingdom have stopped serving sundaes due to a lack of popularity.

The company responded to some of the angry sundae fans on twitter saying “they weren’t very popular” and citing the government’s recommended sugar intake as well. People were pretty quick to point out that the sugar intake reasoning was ironic as they are still selling McFlurries which have more sugar than sundaes. In response a spokesperson for the company later told LadBible the decision was purely due to lack of popularity and not to do with the sugar intake recommendations.

The Spokesperson added “The removal of Sundaes from our menu makes room for the mini McFlurry and promotional favourites like the Smarties McFlurry, which have proved incredibly popular with customers.”

Hi, the Toffee Sundae and Strawberry Sundae were removed from the McDonald’s menu on Wednesday 26th September 2018, and they were removed because they weren’t very popular. The Government recommendations regarding sugar also played a part in the removal. — McDonald's UK (@McDonaldsUK) September 29, 2018

The news has caused a lot of upset amongst fans of the classic toffee sundae, with many taking to Twitter to voice their upset.

As if McDonalds don’t do the toffee ice cream sundae anymore because of sugar content! I’m blaming Jamie Oliver for this 😩😡 — Mairead Harrigan (@MaireadMermaid) September 26, 2018

Mcdonalds have stopped doing the toffee sundae and am honestly ragin 😭😭 — Aaron Hannah (@Aaron_Hannah96) September 26, 2018

Please tell me this is a joke. TOFFEE SUNDAE, WHY?! #McDonalds — 𝐁𝐞𝐯𝐬 (@beverlysuex) October 4, 2018

The backlash from the choice may help overturn the decision however, as we recently saw KFC Singapore bring back Hot Devil Drumlets after a fans Twitter campaign caught their attention. Until that happens, anyone after a sweet treat from Maccas will have to choose from their McFlurry options until further notice.

While you’re here, why not check out this weird review video of a Maccas caramel sundae I found!

Watch: casualgamerreed reviews a caramel sundae from McDonald’s