Allergy Alert/Recall on Jelly Belly 49 Flavors jelly beans due to undeclared peanut butter and flour

November 6, 2:32 PMSan Fernando Valley Allergies & Parenting ExaminerShelby Valencia

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Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
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Fairfield, California-based Jelly Belly Candy Company is recalling 7.5-ounce cylinder-style packages of 49 Flavors Jelly Belly jelly beans because the package is incorrectly labeled. The mislabeled packages failed to list peanut butter and peanut flour in the ingredient statement. People who have an allergy to peanuts or a severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these ingredients.

The Jelly Belly 49 Flavors cylinder packages were shipped to approximately 200 independent stores nationwide from September 29 to October 30, 2009.

Product was packaged in a clear 7.5-ounce acetate cylinder with white label on the bottom of the package with lot codes 090925, 090928, 090929 or 091001.

UPC code 071567989398

The recall was initiated after the company’s quality control efforts identified the incorrect ingredient statement. No illnesses or allergic reactions have been reported to date. No other candies or packaged candies from Jelly Belly are a part of this recall, and there is no health risk for consumers who are not allergic to peanuts.

Consumers who have a peanut allergy and purchased this product in the last five weeks are urged to return it to Jelly Belly Candy Company, One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield, Calif., 94533. Consumers and retailers with questions about the recall should call the Jelly Belly Hotline at 800-522-3267 Monday-Friday 7 am to 5 pm PST

Symptoms of an allergic reaction:
Tingling sensation, itching or metallic taste in mouth, hives, wheezing or other difficulty breathing, coughing, swelling of the mouth and throat area, vomiting diarrhea, cramping, drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness. Symptoms may begin from several minutes to a couple of hours after exposure, but life-threatening reactions may get worse over a period of several hours.

For More Information:
FDA
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network