Allergy and Asthma News » Allergies http://www.allergyasthmanews.com Scratching the information itch. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Jelly Belly recalls jelly beans containing peanut ingredients http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/jelly-belly-recalls-jelly-beans-containing-peanut-ingredients http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/jelly-belly-recalls-jelly-beans-containing-peanut-ingredients#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:50 +0000 Chris Emery http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/?p=111
Jelly Belly jelly beans recalled due to inappropriate labellling.

Jelly Belly jelly beans recalled due to inappropriate labellling.

Jelly Belly Candy Company is recalling packages of its popular jelly beans due to packaging that failed list peanut butter and peanut flour as ingredients. The items being recalled are are 7.5-counce cylinder style packages of Jelly Belly 49 Flavors, which were shipped to about 200 stores nation wide between September 29 and October 30, 2009.

The 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, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 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, California, 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.

]]> http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/jelly-belly-recalls-jelly-beans-containing-peanut-ingredients/feed 0 Worst Places to Live with Fall Allergies http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/worst-places-to-live-with-fall-allergies http://www.allergyasthmanews.com/worst-places-to-live-with-fall-allergies#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:26:37 +0000 Chris Emery http://allergyasthmanews.com/?p=60 Fall beauty belies its itchy side. Photo: <a href=For allergy sufferers, McAllen, Texas, is probably not the place to be in fall. The town topped the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s 2009 list of the most challenging places to live with fall allergies.

Wichita, Kansas, and Louisville, Kentucky, took second and third, respectively. The rankings are based on the prevalence of allergy sufferers, seasonal pollen counts, allergy medicine use and the number of board certified allergists per patient.

The rest of the top ten:

4) Oklahoma City, OK

5) Jackson, MS

6) Dayton, OH

7) Augusta, GA

8) Tulsa, OK

9) Knoxville, TN

10) Little Rock, AR

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