This is a quick list of top-8 allergen-free Halloween candy from our friend Alison of Sure Foods Living. She's also included the best options for natural + organic candies, and contact information for all of the companies. You can check out our gluten-free Halloween candy list here, which also includes our top gluten-free + dairy-free picks. PRO TIP: two of our favorites also make this top-8 allergen free list: Jelly Belly jelly beans and Enjoy Life chocolates.
About This List:
This list includes candies that do not contain gluten or the top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish) as an ingredient. I have included the allergen statement if it mentions any of these. For the complete listing of allergens and statements and updated lists see the Sure Foods Living Halloween Candy List Gluten-Free Allergen-Free.
**PLEASE Note for consumers of candy: Please, as always, double check ingredients and also check with the child's parents before giving them any candy or allowing them to eat anything! This list is meant as a guide only.**
Allergen Free Halloween Candy, listed alphabetically by manufacterer:
BAZOOKA (located in New York, NY 800-489-9149)
- Ring Pops, Push Pops, Baby Bottle Pops
CE DE CANDY (located in New Jersey 908-964-0660)
- Smarties (only USA, not Canada), Giant Smarties, Mega Smarties, Candy Money, Love Hearts, Smarties in a Pouch, Tropical Smarties, X-TREME Sour Smarties, Easter Smarties, Smarties Parties, Smarties Double Lollies, Smarties Mega Lollies, Smarties Pops, Giant Smarties Pops, Candy Necklace
- Check if it has been re-bagged for allergen info. If the UPC number on the packaging begins with “0 11206″, you can be assured that the product was packaged in one of Ce De Candy’s manufacturing facilities, and is allergen-free
FARLEY’S AND SATHERS (located in Minnesota 888-247-9855)
- Brach’s Candy Corn and Gummi Candy Corn (not flavored candy corns)
- “Packaged on equipment that processes milk, egg, and soy. Milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and soy may be present in the manufacturing or packaging area.”
- Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins
- “Packaged on equipment that processes milk, egg, and soy. Milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and soy may be present in the manufacturing or packaging area.”
- Heide candies - Jujyfruits, Jujubes, Red Raspberry Dollars, Red Hot Dollars Wild Cherry, Heide Gummi Bears
- Jujyfruits, Jujubes
- “Packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of milk, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein.”
- Super Bubble and Super Bubble Blast
- “Manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of eggs.”
- Trolli Gummi Bears, Trolli Sour Brite (Frite) Crawlers
- “Packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of milk, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein.”
FERRARA PAN (located in Illinois 708-366-0500)
- Lemonhead, Red Hots, Chewy Lemonhead and Friends, Tropical Chewy Lemonhead and Friends, Applehead, Grapehead, Cherryhead
- “We process and pack products which contain allergens on the same lines on which we process and pack products which do not contain allergens. Ferrara Pan has established an Allergen Policy which calls for the segregation of allergen-containing products from those products which do not contain allergens. The Allergen Policy also calls for the segregation of different allergen-containing products and ingredients from each other.”
FLIX (located in Niles, ILL 847-647-1370)
- Disney Lollipop Rings
FRANKFORD CANDY & CHOCOLATE COMPANY (800-735-4979 x224)
- SpongeBob Gummy Krabby Patties
- “Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts, almonds, and wheat.”
- Marvel Super Hero Candy
- “Made in a facility that processes soy.”
HARIBO
- Gold-Bears
HERSHEY (located in Hershey, PA 800-468-1714)
- Good & Fruity
- Jolly Rancher Hard Candy and Hard Candy Sticks
IMPACT CONFECTIONS, Littleton, CO 303-626-2222
- Warheads Sour Chewy Cubes, Warheads Double Drops, Grubs, Juniors, QBZ, Sour Spray, Spray with Lollipop
- Alien Pop, Baseball Pop, Basketball Pop, Boo Pop, Carousel Pop, ColorBlaster Pop, Football Pop, Happy Heart Pop, Hoppin’ Pop, Lickin’ Lips Pop, Lolliday Pop, Lollinotes, Pop-A-Bear, Soccer Pop, Alien Glow Pop, Buggin’ Glow Pop, Burstin Bits, Ghostly Glow Pop, Hot Tamales Spray, Ice Cream Dipper (Blue Raspberry, Strawberry), Mike and Ike Spray, Sidewalk Chalk, Sno-Cone, Soda Pop, Twist and Glow, Twist and Glow Heart, Twist and Glow Pumpkin, Gummy Brush Paint Shop, Lollipop Paint Shop
JELLY BELLY (located in Fairfield, CA 1-800-522-3267) jellybelly.com
- Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
- Harry Potter Jelly Candies
JUST BORN (located in Bethlehem, PA 1-888-645-3453)
- Hot Tamales
- Mike & Ike
- Peeps Pumpkins and Ghosts
- “May contain milk” Peeps are made on different belts than the chocolate-covered Peeps
- “May contain milk” Peeps are made on different belts than the chocolate-covered Peeps
KRAFT FOODS (including CADBURY ADAMS) 877-535-5666
- Jet-Puffed Boo Mallows and Ghost Mallows
- Swedish Fish
- Sour Patch Kids and Sour Patch Extreme
- Sour Patch Xploderz
- “Manufactured in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy and wheat.”
NECCO (located in Revere, MA 781-485-4500)
- Necco Wafers
OAK LEAF (877.261.7887)
- Pumpkin Faces Bubble Gum, Spooky Eyes Bubble Gum, Gumballs
RIVIERA
- Spooky Candy Rings (eyeballs, Frankenstein heads and other shapes on rings)
SPANGLER (located in Bryan, OH 419-636-4221)
- Dum Dums, Chewy Pops, Saf-T-Pops, Circus Peanuts, Candy Canes, Chewy Canes, Shrek Ogreheads
- Our products, except Circus Peanuts, may contain trace amounts of soy oil, a processing aid in making candy. The soy oil has been refined, bleached and deodorized, a process that removes the protein that can cause an allergic reaction.
TOOTSIE (located in Chicago, IL 773-838-3400)
- Charms Blow Pops, Sweet Pops, Zip-A-Dee Mini Pops, Fluffy Stuff Pops, Flat Pops, Mini-Pops
- “Milk and soy may be present”
- Dots (except Yogurt Dots)
- Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum, Tear Jerker Sour Bubble Gum, Charms Blow Pop Bubble Gum, Dubble Bubble Twist,Cry Baby Sour Gumballs, Gumballs, Painterz
- “soy may be present”
WELCH’S (located in Concord, MA 800-340-6870)
- Fruit Snacks
WRIGLEY (MARS is parent company) (located in Peoria, ILL 1-800-974-4539)
- Altoids (except for Altoids Smalls Peppermint)
- Lifesavers Hard Candy and Lifesavers Pops
- A few flavors have soy lecithin
- Lifesavers Gummies, Big Ring Gummies regular and Sweet and Sour
- Skittles, Skittle Sour and Skittle Crazy Cores
- Starburst
WONKA (part of Nestle) (located in PA, 800-225-2270)
- Bottlecaps, Everlasting Gobstopper, Fun Dip and Fun Dip Sour, Nerds,Pixy Stix, Runts, Spree (Original), Sweetarts (regular)
- “Made in a facility that also processes egg and wheat.” (Sweetarts, Nerds)
- Giant Chewy Nerds
- “Made on equipment that also processes peanuts, nuts, milk, wheat and soy.”
Natural and Organic Allergen Free Candy:
If you can’t find them in your stores, you can order them from NaturalCandyStore.com
ANNIE’S (located in Berkeley, CA 800-288-1089)
- Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks (Flavors: Tropical Treat, Berry Patch, Sunny Citrus, Summer Strawberry)
CANDY TREE
- Twists, Lariats, Laces, Bites, Lollipops
ENJOY LIFE (located in Schiller Park, IL 847-260-0300) (www.enjoylifefoods.com)
- Boom CHOCO Boom Dark Chocolate Bar, Crispy Rice Bar, Milk Bar, Mini Chocolate Chips, Mega Chunks
GLEE GUM (located in Providence, RI 401.351.6415) (www.gleegum.com)
- Glee Gum, Wee Glee
INDIE CANDY (located in Mountain Brook, AL 205-835-0094) (www.indiecandy.com)
- Halloween Chocolate Lollipops, Halloween Crystal Lollipops, Halloween Gummies
PURE FUN (866-534-8071) (www.organiccandy.com)
- Halloween Pure Pops
- “Manufactured in a segregated area of a facility that may produce products containing nuts.”
SURF SWEETS (Tru Sweets located in Wheeling, IL (224) 676-1070) (www.surfsweets.com)
- Gummy Worms, Gummy Swirls, Gummy Bears, Fruity Bears, Jelly Beans, Sour Worms, Sour Berry Bears.
YUM EARTH (www.yummyearth.com)
- Lollipops, Candy Drop, Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms
Happy Halloween!
List & Content Courtesy Sure Foods Living - Alison St. Sure
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Jill says
List is great for me as I have a gluten & dairy sensitivity, but what about my kids that have severe reactions to food dyes?? Most of these have artificial colorings in them. :0( any suggestions? Or where can I find more info?? Thanks!!
Jennifer says
I know Annie's Homegrown bunny fruit snacks are made w/o artificial colors. Whole Foods has a big bag of them (24 count) for about $6 right now. Also the Yummy Earth suckers and gummy fruits (also available in bulk for Halloween right now at Whole Foods) are dye-free. Otherwise, I think it will be hard to find traditional Halloween candy w/o those nasty dyes!
Administrator says
We agree, the Annie's Homegrown Fruit Snacks are a great choice - kiddos love them & they even make a Trick or Treat size pack.
G-Free Foodie Team
elisssabeth says
Just check out the last few on the list (from Enjoy Life on...) or go to naturalcandystore.com. Those will be the ones that will have natural, instead of artificial colors. And, just FYI, many people are allergic...even deathly allergic... to the things NATURAL dyes are made from...like the red bugs they grind up & use to make natural "lac." Or the soy lecithin that is used as a carrier for many flavors and dyes. So artificial does not always mean "bad."
rebekah says
Thank you so much for this list- our daughter is allergic to soy and we often refer to this helpful guide- thank you!
Jessica says
After seeing this article I assumed that jolly ranchers made by hershey were safe I told my 10 year old go ahead have that jolly rancher lollipop. He read the ingredients and said mom I can't have this it has soy lecithin in! Thank god he read it! He is gluten/wheat dairy egg soy nut and seafood free.
Thank you for compiling the list of ideas we could go to but please remember to always check the ingredients yourself!
Amber says
Can we have aN updated list for 2016?
Evlyn says
This is a fantastic list, I haven't found one this big before. At my work I always do candy bags an boxes for holidays and Halloween is coming up soon, but I know some people have a gluten, soy, peanut and dairy allergies or sensitivities, but I still want to give them high quality candy, and a variety of candy too. I'm so excited for this year because of this list, it'll be great! Thank you for all these great ideas!
K.C. Cornwell says
You're welcome!