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S01 Episode #23 Not So Scary Gluten-Free Candy   Happy Halloween my friend! In this episode, we are going to dive into spooky, scary and not so scary gluten-free Halloween Candy, which candy can you feed your little chocolate goblins. Just because it doesn't have gluten in its ingredients, doesn't mean its safe for celiacs. Just Born Peeps marshmellow treats are the candy you will most likely be familiar with from Just Born. What used to be an Easter treat is now a multi-holiday treat! In addition to Peeps, Just Born also produces Mike and Ike candies. Just Born claims the company's marshmallow candies are safe from cross-contamination if it states that they are gluten-free on the package. Some peeps may contain modified food starch however he modified food starch is corn-based according to Just Born.   The company claims the following candies are gluten-free:

• Mike and Ike Berry Blast
• Mike and Ike Italian ice
• Mike and Ike Jolly Joe's
• Mike and Ike Lemonade Blends
• Mike and Ike Original Fruits
• Mike and Ike Redrageous
• Mike and Ike Tangy twister
• Mike and Ike at Tropical Typhoon
• Mike and Ike's Zours
• Mike and Ike Jelly Beans
• Mike and Ike Hot Tamales
• Goldenberg Peanut Chews

Hershey's maintains a list of gluten-free candies and updates it several times each year. As of fall 2018, the following Hershey's candies are considered gluten-free to less than 20 parts per million:

• Almond Joy (all except for Almond Joy Pieces candy)
• Mounds
• Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses
• Hershey's Special Dark Kisses
• Hershey's Filled Chocolate Kisses, only in the following flavors:Hershey's HugsHershey's Nuggets, only in the following flavors: milk chocolate, milk chocolate with almonds, special dark chocolate with almonds, and extra creamy milk chocolate with toffee and almonds)
  • Milk Chocolate,
  • Chocolate Filled with Caramel
  • Chocolate Filled with Cherry Cordial Creme
  • Vanilla Creme, Dark Chocolate Filled with Mint Truffle
  • Pumpkin Spice
  • Meltaway Milk Chocolates
  • Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate
  
  
• Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar, only in the 1.55 oz. size
• Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar, only in the 1.45 oz. size
• Hershey's Air Delight
• Hershey's Milk Duds
• Heath Bars
• Payday
• Reese's Fast Break bar
• Reese's Nutrageous bar
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

• Reese's Pieces
• Rolo Caramels in Milk Chocolate
• Skor Toffee Bar
• York Peppermint Pattie

Mars Chocolate products with no gluten ingredients:

• M&M's (EXCEPT for pretzel-flavored M&M's, which contain wheat, and crispy M&M's)
• 3 Musketeers Bar
• Milky Way Midnight Bar
• Milky Way Caramel Bar
• Dove Chocolate products (all flavors EXCEPT for milk chocolate cinnamon graham/cookies and cream, and some holiday varieties, such as milk chocolate truffles)

• Snickers Bars (all flavors)

• Munch Nut Bar (the customer service representative urges consumers to check the labels on this one)

Necco small sugar Valentine heart candies—the pastel-colored ones that say "Be Mine" are one of my most cherished candy memories as a child growing up. Remembering there is sweet little hearts from friends in Valentine cards and reading the sayings on the heart candies.

According to Necco, the following...

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