Valentines Day - Necco's 1oz boxed Heart Candies, Sweet Tarts, Brach's are safe

I wish this was easier. I wish someone else would dedicate their life to tracking down this info and we could just subscribe to their website. Anyway, 3 safe ones I found last year are:

1.  Necco's 1oz boxed “Sweethearts Candies" are safe, but only the 1 oz boxes

"Although New England Confectionery makes products that contain milk, eggs and nuts, both our Sweethearts and Necco Wafer products are manufactured in a segregated area and our Necco Wafers and Sweethearts 1oz Boxes are packaged on separate, dedicated lines.  Please note that our Sweethearts bagged products including the 1/2oz Classroom Exchange products are packed on lines that pack products that contain milk and nuts.  Although we exercise great diligence in cleaning these shared packaging lines, we do suggest that people with allergen issues avoid our bagged Sweethearts product line and purchase the Sweethearts 1oz Boxes instead.
Let us know if you have further questions.  Thank you,  Customer Service"


2.  "Sweet Tarts Hearts", the Willy Wonka brand, are made by Nestle. The Wonka web site stated last year that "all the Wonka brand sugar candies are peanut/tree nut free." But this year, hmmm, I guess I have to call to be sure that they are still safe because now their site says to call in to ask for info, which I will do … http://www.wonka.com/Home.aspx/ProductAllergens


3.  "Conversation Hearts" by Brach's, as long as the disclosure still reads like the photo attached.  Believe it or not, some packaging is from cross-contaminated plants, and currently, the 1 oz. boxes in my photo are no longer safe! So far I know that these are safe:

Brach’s® Large Conversation Hearts Item: 16494 , bulk bag
Weight: 16 Ounces (454 g)


Brach’s® Tiny Conversation Hearts Item: 10497 , bulk bag
Weight: 8 Ounces (227 g)


Brach’s Heartline Tiny Conversation Hearts Box 5 PK Item: 01960 , 5 box packages
3.75 Ounces (106 g) per pack
0.75 Ounces (21 g) per box


Brach’s® Heartline Tiny Conversation Hearts Reseal Bag Item: 31498 , bulk bag
Weight: 35 Ounces (992 grams)

Farley & Sathers candy

Dear Christine:

Thank you for writing Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. regarding Now & Later® Candies.  Hearing from our consumers better enables us to continue to provide quality products and services.  Consumer feedback is very important to us, and we appreciate the opportunity to respond.

Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. takes allergen issues seriously. Packages must be labeled appropriately for potential allergens.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines suggest labeling for at least the “Big 8” allergies.

Taken from the Official Label Copy for these candies:
ALLERGEN INFORMATION: MADE ON EQUIPMENT THAT PROCESSES MILK AND EGG.

Current labeling for product manufactured and/or packaged on lines with other products containing any of the “Big 8” will contain an allergen statement.  Allergens listed explicitly in the ingredients may not be listed dually in the allergen statement.

Farley's & Sathers Candy Company maintains several manufacturing and packaging facilities.  While some of these facilities are nut free or free from all of the "Big 8" allergens, others are not.  In addition, processes may change from time to time.  Please consult the package label or contact us for additional allergen information on the product you purchased.   Please refer to the packaging, as the packaging contains the most current ingredient and allergen statements.  Packaging is updated anytime a change is made to the production location of any item.

Due to constant changes in manufacturing and packaging, Farley's & Sathers is not able to offer a list of allergen affected items.

Thank you for contacting Farley's & Sathers Candy Company with your request for information on our allergens.  Please contact us directly at 1-888-247-9855 (Consumer Affairs) with any additional questions or concerns about allergens and our products.

Please visit our website at www.farleysandsathers.com for additional information about our products and services. 

Sincerely,

Dani Smith
Consumer Relations

000096839A


Farley & Sathers Brands:  

  Bobs®      Brach's ®       Chuckles®       Farley's & Sathers       Farley's®       Fruit Stripe®       Heide®       Now And Later®       RainBlo®       Sathers®       Super Bubble®       Trolli®

Bubble Gums: Double Bubble (Tootsie) and Hubba Bubba (Wrigley) are safe

Bazooka (by Topps) is not safe - it's made in Mexico and Topps says no cross-contamination info is available.

Bubble Yum (by Hershey's) - pending (customer service closes at 4pm)

Wrigley - Hubba Bubba brand - ALL GUMS made by Wrigley are SAFE, so Hubba Bubba is safe in all flavors and forms (customer services says we can get at Costco but call first to make sure of stock, and also at CVS, Walgreens, Dominicks)

Kraft - Cadbury - Bubblicious - they can't say... you have to read the label and it will disclose any risk of cross-contamination.

Tootsie Roll - Double Bubble - ALL TOOTSIE ROLL PRODUCTS ARE SAFE - they use no peanuts or tree nuts in any product or facility... Double Bubble is widely available (e.g. CVS, Walgreens)

nestle crunch in any size are not safe

hershey plain milk choc kisses are safe

WONKA non-chocolate candies are SAFE

Laffy Taffy
Nerds
Sweet Tarts
Pixy Stix
Spree
Bottle Caps
Runts

Per Wonka (division of Nestle) these candies are not made in facilities that also process foods containing peanuts and tree nuts.  Wonka makes other candies that are not made in dedicated nut free facilities.  Also, Wonka will put a cross-contamination warning on risky candies, but only on the package you buy, not on each individual piece (e.g. Fun Size pieces).

Jelly Beans: Mike and Ike brand jelly beans - safe

says another mom... i will check it out.

WHERE ARE SAFE SPRINKLES?

Still looking for these creatures...  The only place I've found them are at Vermont Nut Free Chocolates.

ALL TOOTSIE ROLL PRODUCTS ARE SAFE

Mentos candy - not safe

Since it would not be typical for peanuts, milk or eggs to be found in our products, we perform no specific test for them. However, due to the fact that most of the ingredients are agricultural products and could be processed on equipment that may also handle products containing these items, Perfetti Van Melle USA, INC. does NOT make the claim that our products are free of peanuts, milk or eggs.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline, Customer Relations Department, Perfetti Van Melle, USA, Service.Customer@us.pvmgrp.com