Halloween is on its way! Oh No!! Sugar high anyone :-) According to Nestle, the following candies are gluten-free: Baby Ruth Bit-O-Honey Butterfinger Bar (original flavor only, NOT Crisp, Giant Bar, Snakerz, Medallions, Jingles, Hearts or Pumpkins) Milk Chocolate Goobers Nips (including both regular and sugar-free) Oh Henry! Raisinets (including Cranberry and Dark Chocolate flavors) Sno-Caps Wonka Pixy Stix Laffy Taffy (including Laffy Taffy Rope) Wonka Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip In some of these products, the ingredients themselves are gluten-free, but the candies are processed in a facility that also processes gluten. Contact Nestle USA at 800-225-2270. Mars Chocolate Mars Chocolate makes M&Ms, Dove, Snickers and other products. The company urges gluten-free consumers to check labels and promises to call out any wheat, barley and rye ingredients by name, as well as any cross-contamination risks, on the label. Even if a product normally is gluten-free, in busy times of year (such as Halloween) Mars uses alternative facilities to make its candy, and some of those facilities may introduce cross-contamination risks (Ive seen this frequently on flavored M&M varieties). The ingredient statement on each wrapper is the best source for this information, the company said in a statement. M&Ms (all EXCEPT for pretzel-flavored M&Ms and some special flavors with a risk of gluten cross-contamination) 3 Musketeers Bars (all flavors) Milky Way Midnight Bar Milky Way Caramel Bar Dove Chocolate products (all flavors EXCEPT for milk chocolate cinnamon graham/cookies and cream) Snickers Bars (all flavors) Munch Nut Bar (the customer service representative urges consumers to check the labels on this one) Note that plain M&Ms (in any color) actually meet the more stringent standards for gluten-free certification, which require the products to contain less than 10 parts per million of gluten. Contact Mars Chocolate at 800-627-7852. Tootsie Roll Industries Tootsie Roll Industries, which also makes Charms products, says that, as of January 2014, all of the companies confections are considered gluten-free with the exception of Andes cookies. Tootsie does not use wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale, spelt, or any of their components, either as ingredients or as part of the manufacturing process. Corn and soy products are used during the manufacturing process, the company says. According to Tootsie Rolls Industries, the following candies are gluten-free: Tootsie Rolls Fruit Rolls Frooties Dots Tropical Dots Crows Cellas Milk Chocolate Covered Cherries Cellas Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries Junior Mints Charleston Chew Junior Caramels Tootsie Pops Tootsie Peppermint Pops Caramel Apple Pops Fruit Smoothie Pops Tropical Stormz Pops Childs Play Charms Blow Pops Charms Super Blow Pops Charms Pops Zip-A-Dee-Mini Pops Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy Sugar Daddy Pops Sugar Mama Caramels Charms Squares Charms Sour Balls Charms Candy Carnival Pops Galore Andes Sugar Babies These Tootsie Roll products also are peanut-free and nut-product free, according to the company. Contact Tootsie Roll Industries at 773-838-3400. Smarties Most of Smarties line of products is considered gluten-free and vegan in the U.S. (see note below for information on Canada), and is made in a gluten-free facility, according to the company. However, Smarties sells its products to different re-baggers as well as various retail outlets. Since a re-bagger buys products from many different companies and then places them in different packaging, only re-baggers can verify whether their manufacturing plants are free of gluten or other allergens. If 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, which means it should be gluten-free, the company says. Smarties Gummies contain no gluten ingredients, but are manufactured in a facility that also processes wheat-containing products (along with peanuts, milk and soy). Note that Smarties sold in Canada contain wheat flour — always check the label to make sure youre buying the gluten-free type. Contact Smarties through the companys website. Hersheys After several years of listing only a few products as gluten-free, Hersheys in 2012 began publishing a gluten-free list that included several more products. Since then, the company has regularly added to its list. The following list of Hersheys candies are considered gluten-free to less than 20 parts per million: Almond Joy (all) Mounds (all) Hersheys Milk Chocolate Kisses Hersheys Filled Chocolate Kisses (only caramel and cherry cordial creme, NOT Hugs, Special Dark, Milk Chocolate with Almonds, or Cookies & Cream) Hersheys Nuggets (all varieties) Hersheys Milk Chocolate Bar, only in the 1.55 oz. size Hersheys Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar, only in the 1.45 oz. size Hersheys Milk Duds Heath Bars Payday Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (all except for seasonal shaped items, such as Valentines hearts) Reeses Pieces Rolo Caramels in Milk Chocolate (all except for Minis) Skor Skor Toffee Bar York Peppermint Pattie (all except for York Pieces, York Minis and York Shapes) Generally with Hersheys, you need to avoid seasonal items such as Cadbury Creme Eggs (both Easter and Halloween versions) and Reeses pumpkin-shaped candies — even if their ingredients are free of gluten, they likely are manufactured on shared lines or in a shared facility. Hersheys says it will list any ingredients containing wheat, barley, rye, oats and malt on the label, and also will disclose shared equipment or shared facilities on the label. Hersheys gluten-free list includes baking chips and bars, cocoa products and syrup; you can access the list here. Always check the list prior to buying, as items seem to change frequently. Contact Hersheys at 800-468-1714. Wrigley Although Wrigleys online gluten-free statement is pretty cagey (saying most products are gluten-free but some might not be, and failing to specify which is which), a statement provided to me by a customer service representative says that as of October 2013, all Wrigley products in the U.S. are considered gluten-free except for Altoids Smalls Peppermint Mints (which always have contained gluten in the form of wheat maltodextrin). Note that Wrigley makes Creme Savers, Lifesavers, Skittles and Starburst, which in the U.S. are free of any gluten sources, according to the company. Contact Wrigley at (800) 974-4539. Jelly Belly Jelly Belly makes jelly beans in an ever-expanding array of colors and flavors. According to the company, all Jelly Belly beans are gluten-free, dairy-free, gelatin-free, vegetarian and OU Kosher. This includes licorice-flavored gluten-free Jelly Belly jelly beans (in most cases, licorice candy contains wheat). Jelly Belly also makes gluten-free candy corn for Halloween. However, other Jelly Belly candies, including Chocolate Malt Balls, Chocolate Bridge Mix, Licorice Bridge Mix, Black Licorice Buttons and Licorice Pastels, are NOT gluten-free. In addition, seasonal mixes sold around the holidays contain the malt balls, and so are not gluten-free. Contact Jelly Belly at 800-522-3267. Necco Necco probably is best known for its small sugar Valentine heart candies – the pastel-colored ones that say Be Mine and True Love – but my daughters candy stash often turns up a few Necco products every Halloween, as well. According to Necco, the following products do not contain gluten from wheat, rye, oats or barley: Necco Wafers Necco Chocolate Wafers Candy House Candy Buttons Canada Mint, Wintergreen and Spearmint Lozenges Mary Jane Mary Jane Peanutbutter Kisses (available for Halloween only) Banana Splits Chews Mint Julep Chews Haviland Thin Mints, Wintergreen Patty, Nonpareils and Chocolate Stars Skybar Sweethearts Conversation Hearts (available for Valentines Day only) Contact Necco at 781-485-4800. Just Born Peeps marshmallow treats, made by Just Born, used to appear only at Easter, but in recent years weve seen Halloween Peeps shaped like pumpkins and ghosts, Christmas Peeps in the shape of trees, and heart-shaped Peeps for Valentines Day. According to Just Born, as of October 2013 all the companys marshmallow candies that are safe from cross-contamination will state gluten-free on the package by the ingredients listing (Note: Ive never run across a package of Peeps that doesnt say gluten-free ... but I definitely recommend you check anyway). The modified food starch used in the products is corn starch, according to the company. Just Born also makes Mike and Ike Candies. According to Just Born, the following candies are gluten-free: Mike and Ike Berry Blast Mike and Ike Italian Ice Mike and Ike Jolly Joes Mike and Ike Lemonade Blends Mike and Ike Original Fruits Mike and Ike Redrageous Mike and Ike Tangy Twister Mike and Ike Tropical Typhoon Mike and Ike Zours Mike and Ike Jelly Beans Mike and Ike Hot Tamales Goldenbergs Vintage Peanut Chews Contact Just Born at 888-645-3453 Tic Tac Mints Tic Tac mints are produced by the Italian confection manufacturer Ferrero, and have been sold for more than 40 years. According to the company, Tic Tac mints do not contain any ingredients derived from the gluten grains wheat, barley, rye, oats or triticale. Contact Ferrero at 732-764-9300. Sweets Candy Co. Sweets Candy makes salt water taffy, chocolate jelly sticks, jelly beans, gummy bears and other candies. All are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, which requires products to contain less than 10 parts per million of gluten. A customer service representative tells me that Sweets makes only gluten-free products, but does package other products (some of which may contain gluten) in the same facility. Contact Sweets at 855-772-7720. celiacdisease.about/od/glutenfreefoodshopping/a/GFcandies.htm
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