CAROUSEL

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 2 of 14 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 Blue No. 1 Tier B in 14 of 14 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 13 of 14 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.

• FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 11 of 14 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.

• Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Tier B in 8 of 14 products

  • Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(5): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.

• FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 5 of 14 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)(44): 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.

Products (14)

• CAROUSEL, GUMBALL MACHINE BANK · UPC 42897033068 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("red 3"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
• CAROUSEL, GUMBALL REFILLS · UPC 42897655130 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("red 3"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
• BUBBLE GUM · UPC 42897655659 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue no 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red no 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow no 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("fd and c yellow no 6") · Report an error
• BUBBLE GUM EGGS · UPC 42897651309 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
• BUBBLEGUM EGGS · UPC 42897652429 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
• CAROUSEL, EASTER BUBBLE GUM · UPC 42897655215 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
• CAROUSEL, SPRING POPS, GRAPE, ORANGE, APPLE, CHERRY, GRAPE, ORANGE, APPLE, CHERRY · UPC 42897655239 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
• EASTER EGG SURPRISE LOLLIPOPS, STRAWBERRY!, WATERMELON!, BLUE-RASPBERRY! · UPC 42897651699 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue no 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red no 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow no 5") · Report an error
• FIDGET FUN TOY POPPER WITH GUMBALLS · UPC 42897655956 · FoodData Central record of Dec 7, 2022
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue no 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red no 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow no 5") · Report an error
• FIDGET FUN TOY POPPER WITH GUMBALLS · UPC 42897655994 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
  B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue no 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow no 5") · Report an error
• FRUIT FLAVORED EASTER GRASS BUBBLEGUM, FRUIT · UPC 42897655727 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1 lake") · Report an error
• SPRING POP LOLLIPOP, GRAPE, ORANGE, APPLE, CHERRY · UPC 42897655291 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
• SPRING POPS LOLLIPOPS, ORANGE · UPC 42897655307 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
• SPRING POPS, GRAPE, ORANGE, APPLE, CHERRY ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR · UPC 42897655147 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
  B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 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 Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., 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.