Looking for allergen friendly Halloween Candy? Struggling to know what to do about Halloween with allergies? Check out some of these brands that make top allergen safe candies. They may help out make this Halloween an inclusive one.
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What is Safe For Your Family?
Only you can make that decision with your family’s medical team. There is no one-size-fits-all candy or product for everyone.
A few options are open to families with food allergies choosing to trick or treat. We have compiled some of our favorite Top 8 and 9 Allergen free candies and brands. These candies are free from the top 9 or 8 priority allergens by ingredients. You will still need to verify with the manufacturer and ingredient label to see if they are safe for you.
Contacting the brand to see if there are shared facilities and lines is important for many. We encourage you to always follow up on product safety with the manufacturer.
Another thing to check with manufacturers is if the treat-sized or varying-sized bags are produced in their regular facilities or outsourced and if the Halloween products are safe for you. Sometimes, products are outsourced for special runs and made in different facilities with other allergens.
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Allergic Living
Recently, Allergic Living released their Halloween Candy list for 2024. Each brand is listed with a short description and links to the company. They also have what the candy is free from clearly listed, where to get it online and in stores. This year, decor has also been added in addition to candies.
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Food Allergy Canada
Food Allergy Canada has a fantastic article about celebrating Halloween. This is where they share their top tips to celebrating a safe Halloween for kids with food allergies.
The Canadian version of a teal pumpkin program is called “Shine a Teal Light on Food Allergy“. To support those with food allergies swapping out your porch light with a teal light and increase the awareness of food allergies. Unlike the American counterpart, there is no push to offer non-food treats.
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Common Candies That Are Incidentally Top 8/9 Free
These sweets are top 8/9 allergen-free by ingredient list only. Note: There is always a possibility of cross-contact during packaging or manufacturing.
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Sour Patch Kids
Note, though, that their yogurt, ice cream, and sorbet varieties are not top 8/9 free.
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Rockets/Smarties
In the US, this treat is known as Smarties and is a hard sugar candy. In Canada, this sweet is called Rockets. They have more info on their FAQs about allergen info and facilities. To find the specific UPCs that are gluten-free and peanut-free facilities, check out their FAQs.
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Maynards brand candies
Fuzzy Peaches, Swedish Fish, Swedish Berries and other Maynards brand candies are good to go.
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Old Dutch Plain Chips
A Canadian Potato Chip staple, the Original flavor are 8/9 friendly.
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UTZ Original Flavored Potato Chips
The Original flavor of this American favorite potato chip brand is made with few ingredients.
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DumDums Lollipops
In 2024, the Spangler Candy website was updated to say: “This product is free of top common allergens and manufactured on dedicated equipment.” The previous soy warning was removed. However, the packaging photos don’t say soy free, so do double-check this product with the manufacturer.
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Food for Thought
Always contact the manufacturer for cross contact risks and read the ingredients as they can change. Manufacturing may differ for the candies from time to time with ingredient availability, and they may come in contact with allergens.
Also, many snack-sized or holiday product runs are done in different facilities than the regular candies. This means that they may have different allergy info for their facilities, ingredients, or cross contact. Never assume that a candy is safe because it has been safe for you before. Always check with the manufacturer to get the most up to date information.
This article originally appeared on theallergenfreekitchen.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
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