Please be sure to list WHICH allergens the item is free from-- or which it contains warnings for. THANKS!!My recent find:
Gimbal's Jellybeans (http://www.gimbalscandy.com/) in a HARVEST MIX. Soooooo good.
These are top-8 free.
Also found:
HUGE bag of Smarties (http://www.smarties.com/) (the little rolls of American sweet/sour candy, I mean), which are generally top-8 free as well (but watch out for rebagging!!):
QuoteIf the UPC number on the packaging begins with "0 11206", you can be assured that the product was packaged in one of our manufacturing facilities, and the allergen information on this page applies to that product.
I also found a huge bag of
Sixlets (also peanut, egg and treenut free-- made in a peanut-free facility)) in individual packaging for Halloween. Those are NOT milk-free, for anyone concerned with milk (whey, from the label), and contain soy lecithin. While not marketed as gluten-free, I don't see any ingredients that raised my suspicions there.
HTH as we get rolling this fall! :heart:
Sixlets themselves are gluten free and produced in a gluten free facility. But the company that manufactures them (SweetWorks, Inc) does not recommend any of their other chocolate products for those who are avoiding gluten (different facilities, malted products).
looking for the latest in candy corn --- NOT the candy corn Oreos --- that doesn't sound good to me. :P
Halloween Peeps are out (always check each package though but they have awesome clear labeling).
We have determined that Em is obviously in the wrong because while she wolfs down all candy she won't touch Peeps with a 10ft pole regardless of the shape it comes in. Strange child.
Dots (Tootsie) in the past has offered the one safe version of nut, gluten and egg free "candy corn" available for DS1. No, it's not the same but that is all he knows. I haven't seen it yet but given my stress level, I am avoiding the candy aisle. My preference is for the bats anyway (mmmm, blood orange).
Candy corn - it's my understanding that Jelly Belly candy corn might be safe. They have removed peanut from their brand but they are sketchy about tree nuts. They mentioned candy (other than the jelly beans) is polished in the same bins as tree nuts and inferred it shouldn't be an issue. (And unless something has changed, I believe it has artificial sweeteners in the ingredient list which we avoid for the kids).
Farley's/Sathers/Brachs - they label well but it's always a gamble from year to year on which allergies it is safe for depending on manufacturing processes.
Sunrise Candy Corn (which can usually be found at the super bargain stores such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree) has been labeled as nut free in the past but I believe it had egg in it. I know some avoided it because it was manufactured in Mexico. I have not vetted it's safety this year - just putting it out as a possible safe option if this makes sense.
yeah, it's difficult to find egg-free AND nut-free candy corn. The Dots candy corn is icky. My kids aren't thrilled with it, either.
I love the Farley's/Sathers brands of candy, but Brachs is out for us.
I bought a few bags of Tootsie products the other day. I did however find it really odd that they didn't put any sort of allergen info on their Tootsie pops. The rest of their products had the peanut free logo on them. I'll be calling them to see if anything has changed with the Tootsie pops.
So around Halloween, Target usually sells it in a 24 pack of individual size packages. I checked their website after I bought it and found they have changed their statement a little...
from their website:
Are your products nut-free?
Many people buy Angie's Artisan Treats products because we create great tasting products that are also sensitive to dietary needs. None of our products are made with nuts. We make every effort to ensure that our products and facilities are nut free, however, our products are not certified nut-free.
I saw the Jelly Belly candy corn at TJMaxx. It was egg free and the label was free of nut warnings or allergen statements. We have used it in th epast, since the PN free status.
Be aware that the Harvest mix version has flavors, not exactly traditional candy corn flavor. I found this just wrong, but dd, having not had much original candy corn in life, didn't care.
IT's been years since I've used it (since DS no longer likes Candy Corn, and if it's around I'll eat it all!), but I used to use Blueberry Hill brand. I found it at Dollar Tree.
Jelly Belly also has candy corn jelly beans (clearly labeled peanut free and from my understanding should be nut free, though some of their products may be tree nut contaminated without labeling.).
Brachs - yeah, no go this year in the small packs for TorT'ers or the large bags.
Zachary is off the list as well.
I never see Blueberry Hill anymore around here, but it was always unsafe for us due to egg allergy. Now we could try it. Dd does baked egg ok, that might be patuerized or processed enough to be fine for her.
Blueberry Hill is now Sunrise.
I have found/bought/stashed away a few safe Milky Way Simply Caramel bars. The old/safe for PA ones are getting hard to find. I'm still really upset they are now making them unsafe.
Quote from: Macabre on September 14, 2012, 07:38:34 AM
I have found/bought/stashed away a few safe Milky Way Simply Caramel bars. The old/safe for PA ones are getting hard to find. I'm still really upset they are now making them unsafe.
We've done the same thing.
I need to buy some on the sly and stash them away too. I bought a bunch a while back and dd ate them all in record time. If she doesn't know we have them, and I dole them out less frequently, they will last a good long time. The problem is, she's almost always with me when I shop.
btw I have not seen any full size bars with peanut warnings yet. Only bags of fun size ones.
ok, I just bought the candy corn oreos. Just tasted one.
Hmmm. They smell like candy corn. They taste more like vanilla oreos. They taste good -- just not like candy corn. IMO
As for the Milky Way Caramel bars, DH and I have noticed that the Targets locally (Northern Virginia) seem to be the only stores that have bags without a warning.
As for candy corn, this month's issue of Food Network magazine has an Alton Brown recipe for candy corn that is free of nuts and egg. (They also have an egg-free reciped for apple fritters.)
I've pretty much bought all my candy. Target had the huge bags on sale a couple of weeks ago. I got bags with Twizzlers, Tootsie Rolls, Skittles, Dum Dums and Smarties (American non-chocolate version). That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Can pull together a complete list later.
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Jelly Belly Candy Corn at World Market. Specifically labeled Peanut Free!
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Quote from: Macabre on October 12, 2012, 09:26:20 AM
Jelly Belly Candy Corn at World Market. Specifically labeled Peanut Free!
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But not tree nut free right? Do they make these in the same containers as the almonds (not sure about other nuts) like they do the jelly beans?
No it's not tree nut free. They make something similar to jordan almonds and use the same polishers for them as for the jelly bellies. In fact, they specifically warn people taking their factory tour of the risk of exposure to tree nuts.
I wish they would put tree nut warnings on their stuff. The words "made in a peanut free facility" makes it sound like they are ultra allergy aware and someone that thinks that might assume they would label for cross contamination risks.
Jelly Belly is not safe for tree nut allergies. They use the same equipment to spin nuts as the do to shine the Jelly beans. That is the sat I heard.
Quote from: Jessica on October 12, 2012, 05:35:09 PM
I wish they would put tree nut warnings on their stuff. The words "made in a peanut free facility" makes it sound like they are ultra allergy aware and someone that thinks that might assume they would label for cross contamination risks.
It just makes me think they are peanut free. But I don't assume they are just by the labeling.
Quote from: maeve on September 14, 2012, 08:37:25 AM
Quote from: Macabre on September 14, 2012, 07:38:34 AM
I have found/bought/stashed away a few safe Milky Way Simply Caramel bars. The old/safe for PA ones are getting hard to find. I'm still really upset they are now making them unsafe.
We've done the same thing.
unsafe carmel milkey way? really? sigh