ATKINSON'S

Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

No FDA recall matched to this brand.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

• FD&C Red No. 3 Tier A in 5 of 21 products

  • FDA order revoking the listing of FD&C Red No. 3 for food (90 FR 4628, 2025-01-16; stay lifted and dates confirmed, 91 FR 50475, 2026-08-05): revoked for food by FDA, effective Jan 15, 2027.
  • California AB 418 (2023), the California Food Safety Act, Stats. 2023 ch. 328, Health and Safety Code § 109025: banned in food by state law (CA), effective Jan 1, 2027.
  • West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(32): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.

• FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 7 of 21 products

  • HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
  • West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.

• FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 5 of 21 products

  • HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(7): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
  • West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.

• FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 2 of 21 products

  • HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
  • West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.

• Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 1 of 21 products

  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(26): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.

Products (8)

• CANDY STICKS · UPC 41168391777 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("fd and c red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error
• CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER AND TOASTED COCONUT CANDY · UPC 41168106401 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("fd and c red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
• CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER AND TOASTED COCONUT CANDY, CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER AND TOASTED COCONUT · UPC 41168610625 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("fd and c red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
• GHOSTS NUGGETS · UPC 41168624424 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error
• HOLIDAY STICK ALL NATURAL PEPPERMINT! · UPC 41168391784 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("fd and c red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error
• ATKINSON'S, CHICK-O-STICK CANDY · UPC 41168610311 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error
• CHEWY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CANDY · UPC 41168032007 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated coconut oil") · Report an error
• CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER AND TOASTED COCONUT CANDY · UPC 41168631606 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow no 5") · Report an error

Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".

FDA warning letters to Atkinson Candy Company, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.