Toxic Candy Alert

If you are on any moms list serve or mailing list, chances are you have probably seen the e-mail alert that made the rounds this week–but it is alarming enough that we thought we’d pass it along for any of you who missed it. We got this from MomsRising.org–I did some initial sleuthing for hoax-iness, and it all checks out as legitimate. Scary Halloween stuff!

We want to give you a heads up about some Halloween candy that could be bad for kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume White Rabbit Creamy Candy or Koala’s March Creme Filled Cookies because they may contain melamine. And, the Canadian government is warning the public not to consume Sherwood Brands Pirate’s Gold Milk Chocolate Coins, which may also have reached the United States.

What’s wrong with these candies? You’ve likely heard about the dangerous chemical, melamine, which was recently found in the Chinese milk supply and sickened thousands of children in China. We’ve now seen reports that melamine tainted milk has been used in some Chinese candy products that have been shipped to the United States.

The good news is that Chinese candy makes up only 0.7 percent of the candy sold in the U.S. and the risk of serious harm from minor exposure to melamine is considered low by the World Health Organization. That said, we wanted to send this out to you because we don’t want our kids eating candy with any toxic ingredients.

Become a member of MomsRising.org and they will keep you informed.

MomsRising has created a page where you can easily share this information with friends, as well as see pictures of the tainted candies, get more information, and download a flier that you can post on your school or other community bulletin boards. See the Tainted Candy Pictures, Get the Flier & Tell Friends.

For more information visit the FDA’s page on melamine.

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Michele W.

11:14AM PDT on Jul 5, 2011

Thank you

send a green star

brenda w.

12:23AM PDT on Oct 21, 2010

that is scary

chiari l.

1:00PM PDT on Oct 16, 2010

good god

Cathy M.

12:02AM PDT on Oct 16, 2010

this is a great article

Leah C.

1:18PM PDT on Oct 12, 2010

I think it's time to put a stop to anything anufactured in China coming into my home. There seems to be a recall every two or three months becuase of some cheap toxic crap they aare uusing.

Mari '.

3:48AM PDT on Oct 8, 2010

So happy I LIMIT my children candy intake! This is BAD for humans anyways....

Patricia B.

9:12PM PDT on Oct 7, 2010

buen articulo

Janice P.

7:21AM PDT on Jun 5, 2010

This article just points out another reason that the US and other countries should not have shipped their manufacturing jobs to China. There is little control over product quality. We are sacrificing our safety - and perhaps our lives - for the sake of making corporations richer. Shame on us!

Kimberley R K.

1:54AM PST on Dec 20, 2009

Wow! Really good info. Thanks :)

amber m.

11:04PM PST on Dec 17, 2009

that's scary:/
thanks for the info!