Candy Recalled After NJ Child Chokes, Needs Surgery: Feds

ACROSS AMERICA — About 290,000 liquid rolling candy products were recalled nationwide this week after federal regulators said they could potentially choke and kill children.

This recall involves all flavors of Happiness USA liquid rolling candy, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. The candy comes in blue raspberry, strawberry and green apple flavors, consisting of about one fluid ounce of liquid candy.

Each roller ball candy contains a flavored liquid candy with a rolling ball applicator to apply onto the tongue. The rolling ball can dislodge into a child’s mouth, posing a choking hazard and risk of death, regulators said.

Twenty Four Six Foods received one report of the ball dislodging, resulting in a 7-year-old choking in New Jersey in July 2023. The child underwent emergency surgery to remove the rolling ball from his throat, regulators said.

The products were sold at Kosher market stores nationwide from January 2018 through July 2023. They were priced at about $2.

Consumers should immediately stop using the candy, take it from children, and contact Twenty Four Six Foods for a full refund.