Six Companies (Nestlé®, Hershey, Colombina, Anhing Corp., Cocon Food Industries and Chula Vista Candy Companies) have issued recalls on Halloween candy for a variety of reasons ranging from the discovery of peanuts to high levels of lead found in the candies.
Courtesy of Nestle.com
Nestlé® – RAISINETS® (Made in U.S.A.)
Nestlé® has issued a voluntary recall of its Nestlé® RAISINETS® Fun Size Bags (10oz) with a production code of 02015748/UPC number 2800010255, after three complaints were made from customers finding peanuts. People with allergies or serious sensitivities to peanuts could have a severe allergic reaction if they consume the products. Consumers are being urged to contact Nestlé Consumer Services directly at 1-800-478-5670 for a full refund and discard any remaining packages.
Hershey – York Pieces (Made in U.S.A.)
Hershey has issued a voluntary recall of their 5 oz bag of bite size York Pieces, due to the possibility that small pieces of metal may be found in the product. The affected items have the UPC 34000-11435-000 and production code beginning with the characters 27 or 28. Consumers who have purchased the item in question should contact Hershey Consumer Relations at 1-800-468-1714.
Colombina U.S.A. – Mega Pops Lollipops (Imported from Colombia)
Colombina U.S.A. has issued a voluntary recall of Mega Pops lollipops as they may contain traces of foreign particles and metals. The lollipops come in 14-ounce and 28-ounce cellophane bags containing watermelon, cherry, orange and grape flavored pops. Affected Mega Pops contain UPC Code numbers 0 14272 10873 9 or 0 14272 10862 3, and are in lots marked as Lot #1240695, Lot #1209708, or Lot #1209796. Customers that would like to return the product to the store where they made the purchase may receive a refund or store credit. A 24-hour hotline has also been set up to answer customer questions at 1-888-317-3686.
Anhing Corp. – DaiJyoBu Ginger Candy (Imported from China)
Anhing Corp. has recalled DaiJyoBu Ginger candy, imported from China, after the California Department of Public Health notified the company that the candy contained lead above the state’s legal level. The company says the candy could cause health problems, particularly for infants, small children and pregnant women. The company has asked consumers to not eat the candy and return it to the store of purchase.
Cocon Food Industries – Cocon Grape Gummy Candy (Imported from Malaysia)
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned consumers to discard any Cocon Grape Gummy 100% candy imported from Malaysia after testing revealed high levels of lead (almost twice the legal limit in the state of California) in the candy. California health officials encourage consumers who find Cocon Grape Gummy 100% candy for sale to call the CDPH Complaint Hotline at (800) 495-3232.
Chula Vista Candy Company – Candy El Pecas Saladitos & Candy El Pecas Saladitos con Limon (Imported from China)
CDPH officials are warning customers not to eat “Candy El Pecas Saladitos con Chile” and “Candy El Pecas Saladitos con Limon” after the CDPH found the candy contained seven times the legal limit of lead. Both candies, which are imported from China, are salted plums packaged in 1.5-ounce clear plastic bags. Consumers who find the products for sale are encouraged to call the Department of Health complaint hotline at 1-800-495-3232.
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Phew! My Reese’s Pieces are not on the list, thankfully. Thanks for the information!
I know, I was literally eating Kit Kats out of the halloween bag last night when I read about all the recalls.
Glad those and your Reese’s weren’t on the list either.
I shoveled a handful of mini snickers into my mouth last night…good thing they weren’t full of lead.
-Lucky
Crazy, huh? Thanks for your comment!
As long as my Milk Duds don’t make the list…nobody will get hurt. ;p
So far so good.
I’ll let you know if anything changes! Thanks for reading!
Thanks for the heads up!! This is very very important information…
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Thanks, runtobefit! I can’t wait to check out your site. I ran my third marathon when my first daughter turned 10 months…so I’m looking forward to hearing your perspective on running, etc. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you for the reminder. Lead? Really? Sheesh…
Mikalee, I have no idea how lead made its way into those candies. But, I do find the discovery very disturbing. As a parent, sometimes we have control over what our kids eat and sometimes we don’t. I don’t understand why eating these days has to be such a headache! Thank you for reading!
that’s a bit unsettling.
I know, truly disturbing. Thanks for stopping by!
Wow…thanks for the heads up! I don’t think we have any of that in our Halloween candy (that we are handing out) but it’s a great warning. Thanks!
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I’m so glad that you found this information helpful, Crystal. And I thought your article on “Eating Marriage Cake” was very thought provoking. I’ll leave you a comment to elaborate on our ingredients.
Wow this is pretty crazy! How would lead get into candy anyway? Now kids can’t suck on toys or lollipops! Thanks for the post
No idea, Nathan. But very disturbing nonetheless. My husband makes fun of me for giving our kids organic lollipops. I know, sounds ridiculous…but it’s the only candy that I give to them and know that it’s 100% safe (no genetically modified corn – high fructose corn syrup – which is known to cause liver/kidney failure in mammals – effects on humans still unknown; and no other ingredients that I can’t pronounce). Thank you for your comment!
I hear the makers of Tylenol might start making candy. Seems like a good fit based on this article. Thanks for the heads up…
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HA! Love the humor, Mike. Can you even buy Tylenol anymore? Haven’t seen it on our store shelves for a year now. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the heads up; will need to let my readers know by reblogging!
Thanks for reading and for spreading the word, clubdinein! Btw, I like your article on Meatless Mondays. If you have any good quinoa articles, please share! I’ve been wanting to make it at home, but have no idea what to put in it.
Unbelievable! It’s not only the crazy people you have to worry about now! ONG!! What a shame! Thanks for the info!
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Thank you for your comment, Evie. You have captured our sentiments as well.
Thanks for the information. I will pass it on to my friends.
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Thanks for reading and for passing the information along, Jackson!
Oh good!! My yummy Dots and Toosie rolls are safe. Some of that candy I’ve never heard of but the “Cocon Grape Gummy Candy” sounds interesting. If that brand becomes safe again I’d be glad to try it.
It does sound interesting. Glad that your faves are not on the list! Thank you for reading!
I miss the good ole’ days where all you had to worry about was razor blades.
I hear ya, JamminJabber! We have been averaging 1 recall article/week lately. It’s really overwhelming how many negative/harmful things there are out there today. Thanks for reading and for your comment.
Notice how the high-lead candies are all imported from Asia? No CPSC over there.
Yes, very interesting indeed, Tom. Nowadays so much of our food is imported into the U.S. I am having a really hard time staying on top of it all and I write about this stuff! Thank you for stopping by, it’s nice to meet you!
Great site! I agree about how hard it is to stay on top of consumer information. On my site I post correct information from reliable sources and hope that it helps to undo some of the incorrect information out there. Thank you.
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Thanks, Elise! I can’t wait to check out your site!
Sometimes a girl like me has gotta have her Chocolate — leaded or unleaded.
Thanks for the heads up though, it’s the little goblins and princesses on Saturday night getting all of that lead that worries me.
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I hear ya – I just ate a couple of Kit Kats from our stash of Halloween candy (which probably completely cancels out the spin class that I had to wake up at 5pm for).
And I agree – don’t want either of my butterflies (or anyone else’s) to get ahold of any of the candy on that list…scary!
Thanks for stopping by and for your comment, Ava!
Wow, this is good to know! This year, I didn’t get anything chocolate, because I’ve just learned that very young children are forced to work in the cocoa fields and production of Africa. It seems so horrible that kids here eat the candy produced by enslaved children.
Thank you for stopping by and for your comment, Lifeintheboomerlane. Could you please email us the article(s) on the cocoa fields? I’d like to read any resources that you have about that (purebebeblog@gmail.com). Thanks!
Yes and the coffee we drink, the clothes we wear, the toys we give children… it’s all produced by unethical corporate entities that overwork and underpay impoverished people from developing nations. If you boycott the companies, then the people completely starve as opposed to partially starving. You can always try to go with fair trade options, which is really just fairER trade. “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.”
Great points, Samantha. We’re darned if we do, and darned if we don’t.
We haven’t yet focused on the child labor aspect of goods sold. We have been been so busy covering GMO foods and other dangers.
Thanks for reading and for commenting!
Glad you enjoyed my comment… after I posted it, I was afraid it might be too caustic… I can be very cynical. Anyway, I think my sister would be interested in this site, she is a sociologist who’s main area of study is food… so all these kinds of issues concern her (and accounts for my cynicism partly
No I thought your comment was right on. Child labor is awful and morally wrong – there’s no doubt about that. But, what happens to those children if people start boycotting the foods and toys that they have a hand in preparing? If they’re ‘out of work’ do they eat? It pains me to think of anyones’ babies forced to work. But it also pains me to think of starving babies.
Thanks for forwarding our site along to your sister. What area of food does she focus on?
Luckily it’s nothing I eat or enjoy. I avoid anything food like that’s made in China. Or can’t pronounce.
We try to avoid them too, ryoko861. But sometimes, they’re completely unavoidable (i.e. ingredients used in processed foods, restaurants). Thank you for reading the article and for your comment!
this is why i stick to chewing gum. i fear candy! lol but thanks for this notice. I will let my siblings know!
Yes, haven’t heard of any recent recalls on chewing gum (if ever?), so you’re right – you should be safe there!
Thanks for reading and for spreading the word!
Thanks for the info!
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Congratulations on being featured on Freshly Pressed!
I’m glad that those companies are doing recalls. I just hope enough people find out in time to limit how much is being handed out on Hallowe’en.
Thanks for sharing this important information.
Thank you, everythingneat! It was a beautiful (and very much welcomed) surprise earlier this afternoon. I hope that none of the recalled candy gets handed out to any kids, either. Thank you for your kind words and for stopping by!
Oh good lord, lead and other metals in candy?? How hard can it be to avoid that situation!
I hear you, it’s unbelievable, perfectperfectionist (and anything BUT perfect)!
I don’t know how a company manages to get metal in candy. Perplexing…
Thanks for reading!
I usually spend a little extra to get my halloween candy from the health food store;^)
That is so nice of you, Heather. I want to bring my kids to your door!
Thanks for stopping by.
I was eating York Pieces when I read this. >.< Fortunately, not an affected batch!
Thank goodness! That must have been quite a scare. So glad to hear that your batch wasn’t affected. Thanks for your comment!
That’s disturbing. At least I have another reason to stay away from candy this weekend!
Very true, milkyc14. By the way your Coq Au Vin looks amazing! Any chance you could share the recipe?! I was salivating while reading your post/looking at the photos.
NO! YORK PIECES! NO! Wow, I hadn’t paid much attention to what was up with candy this year. Thanks so much for informing me–us!–about it all!
Hello my friend! Yes, please please check your York Pieces.
Wow how informative! You should send this to a news channel for broader/widespread awareness, since its quite important. Recalls are starting to take a form of their own – ranging from everything from foods to cars to medicines to clothes (yes, one of H&M’s tops with drawstrings at wrong places got recalled – if I remember correctly)… whats next.
Congrats from one Freshly Pressed blogger to another
Thanks, sssourabh. It’s nice to meet you. You are so right – the number of recalls these days are unbelievable. Cribs, car seats, strollers, food…the list goes on and on. Too many things to worry about!
Btw, your site rocks – I’m definitely passing it along to the hubby. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed as well.
Thanks, i think we thanked each other and connected already, but happy to bookmark this site for future, and may add it to my neverending links page if you’re interested, since you have cool insights!
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I wondered why some of the shelves were completely empty today! Now I know! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
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Thanks Renee, and thank you for reading! Your site is very cool – just left you a comment. I can’t wait to check it out more!
Thank you for sharing us the information!
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Thanks for reading, yaoyaoestalla!
It’s great to know that there are companies who voluntarily recalled their products. That might be disturbing but at least consumers are aware by this time then. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
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It’s great to know that some companies voluntarily recalled their products. This news might be disturbing but at least consumers are aware by this time then. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
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Agreed – rather than being forced to do a recall. I hope no goblins or princesses end up with any tainted candy. Thanks for stopping by!
This is great. Thanks for the heads up. I just bought a ton of candy for Halloween and I would hate to go around giving the kids in my building lead poisoning.
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Yes, that would be awful, marlowesnymph. I hope your candy wasn’t affected. Thank you for your comment!
Thank you so much for the info.
Thank you for reading, toolplace!
I am always leary of foods from certain countries that seem to have a history of questionable quality. what really surprises me, is Hersheys. Sad day when the US Flagship candy company has such issues. Thanks for bringing this to our attenttion.
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Thanks for stopping by and for your comment, barb7802. Yes, the Hersheys recall is a big disappointment.
Thanks so much for the posting! I checked my candy stash, and luckily we’re not affected. I’ll spread the word to my friends.
I’m glad your candy is not affected, Andy! Thanks for passing the info along.
High levels of lead??? Thanks for posting these… important info!
Thanks for reading and for your comment!
Our Payday stash is OK and good to go! (Note to self: Next year, buy candy that you personally don’t like this way there will be some left for the little kids on Halloween!)
Glad your candy wasn’t affected. And I have made a dent in our candy too.
Hope you have a happy Halloween! Thanks for stopping by!
NOOOOOO! Not the Raisinets. Oh, just peanuts? I’m not allergic, so I’m good. Don’t scare me like that. It’s not Halloween just yet.
HA! Personally, I LOVE the chocolate and peanut combo, but would be a nervous wreck if my kids were allergic. I’d have to throw away most of their Halloween candy, especially the Raisinets. I’m not sure whether the lot/batch numbers are on the individual boxes.
Glad to hear you weren’t affected! Thanks for your comment!
lead….wow…how does that even happen?
Seriously, I don’t know. Very disturbing nonetheless.
Thank you for stopping by, Mypurplehoneyjar!
Funny how we use to be scared of the home made treats, now we have to be scared of the packaged ones too! Ridiculous.
Indeed. Thank you for your comment, stephboreldesign!
Thanks for posting this…going through the Halloween candy now…
Veronica Samuels
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Veronica,
Hope you didn’t find any recalled candy. Thanks for stopping by! -Heather