Happiness USA Roller Ball Candy Recalled Due to Choking Hazard
Twenty Four Six Foods LLC is recalling all flavors of Happiness USA Liquid Rolling Candy because the rolling ball applicator can dislodge into a child's mouth, posing a choking hazard and risk of death.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The hazard involves a choking risk with an explicit potential for death, and a confirmed incident has been reported in which a child required emergency surgery after the rolling ball lodged in the child's throat. This satisfies the Critical criteria of a product where serious injury with risk of death has been documented.
Plain-English summary
Twenty Four Six Foods LLC, of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling all flavors of Happiness USA Liquid Rolling Candy. The candy comes in blue raspberry, strawberry, and green apple flavors. Each product contains about one fluid ounce of liquid candy with a rolling ball applicator designed to apply the candy onto the tongue. The rolling ball can dislodge from the product into a child's mouth, posing a choking hazard and risk of death.
About 290,000 units of the product were distributed nationwide through kosher market stores from January 2018 through July 2023, with a retail price of about $2 per unit.
One incident has been reported in which the rolling ball dislodged from the candy, resulting in a seven-year-old child in New Jersey choking in July 2023. The child required emergency surgery to successfully remove the rolling ball from his throat.
Consumers should immediately stop using the candy and take it away from children. For a full refund, contact Twenty Four Six Foods toll-free at 833-436-1200 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, or email [email protected].
The recalled product
- Product
- Happiness USA Liquid Rolling Candy
- Manufacturer
- Twenty Four Six Foods LLC, of Brooklyn, New York
- Hazard
- choking
- choking-hazard-ball
- aspiration-risk
- Affected units
- 290,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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