Jelly Belly recalls jelly beans containing peanut ingredients

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.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jelly Belly

Tags: peanuts allergy

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