Your Candy and Fine Print

“Before you open your Halloween candy haul, read the fine print.”

When children dump a Halloween haul across the kitchen table, recognizable wrappers make it easy to assume the ingredients are familiar, too. But a recall involving undeclared milk, changing recipes and differences between package sizes give families a fresh reason to check Halloween candy ingredients before anyone digs in.

The consequences depend on who reaches into the bowl. An unexpected ingredient can make a treat unsuitable for a vegan household or a family limiting synthetic dyes. For a child with a food allergy, an outdated assumption or an incomplete label can lead to a medical emergency.

For families of the estimated 3.9 million children with a diagnosed food allergy, sorting Halloween candy is more than a post-trick-or-treating ritual. It is a package-by-package safety check. Old and new formulas can overlap on store shelves, while miniature and seasonal versions may not match the full-size candy a child has eaten safely before.
A recall shows what a missing label can mean

On Aug. 31, Crystal Temptations recalled five package sizes of Little Temptations Halloween Chocolatey Eyeballs sold through Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post in 13 states. According to the FDA recall notice, the candy contained whey, a milk ingredient, but the packaging did not declare milk.

More Information at:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/open-halloween-candy-haul-read-131500663.html

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