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Over 70 million liquid roller candies from two companies have been recalled for being a potential choking hazard after a 7-year-old girl died while consuming the product.
The candies — Cocco Candy Rolling Candy and various flavors of Slime Licker Sour Rolling Candy from Candy Dynamics — come in plastic bottles with a rolling ball that holds the liquid candy. The ball can detach from containers, creating a choking hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported.
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Anyone with the recalled products is advised to stop consuming them and take them away from children.
Details on the recalled candy
Slime Licker Sour Rolling Candy sold in 2-ounce and 3-ounce containers in blue (blue razz), red (strawberry), green (sour apple) and pink (black cherry) packaging with “TOXIC WASTE” brand and “SLIME LICKER Sour Rolling Liquid Candy” or “MEGA TOXIC WASTE” brand and “SLIME LICKER Sour Rolling Liquid Candy” printed on the front label. About 70 million units have been recalled . Their UPC codes are 8-98940-00101-6, 8-98940-00191-7, 8-98940-00169-6, 8-50034-59720-1 and 0-60631-91829-7.
There have been two reports of the applicator ball detaching from the container, but no injuries or deaths have been reported.
The products were sold at Walmart, Five Below and other stores nationwide, and online at retailers including amazon.com and candydynamics.com from June 2015 through July 2023 for between $2 and $4.
Candy Dynamics may be contacted at 877-546-0483 or online at CandyDynamicsRecall.expertinquiry.com.
Cocco Candy Rolling Candy sold in 2-ounce containers in various flavors, including sour strawberry, sour tutti frutti and sour cola. See the recall announcement for the list of recalled barcodes.
In April 2023, one girl died from choking on the product in New York.
About 145,800 units have been recalled. They were sold by KGR Distribution Corp. to stores nationwide and online at kgrcandies.com from May 2022 through March 2023 for about $2.50.
KGR Distribution Corp. may be contacted at 888-802-8823, by email at Recall@kgrdistribution.com or online at kgrcandies.com/recall.
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