Skip to main content

FDA recall, , Low risk

Hexing Haw Balls Candy

Hexing Haw Balls candy contains an unapproved dye.

What happened

Tiffany Food Corp of Brooklyn, New York, recalled Hexing Haw Balls candy, packaged in 200g/0.44 lb./7.05 oz clear plastic bags, because the product contains the unapproved dye Ponceau 4R.

The candy, with ingredients haw, white sugar, and water, is marked PRODUCT OF CHINA and was distributed to Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The company began the recall on August 28, 2026, and the FDA added it to its Enforcement Report on September 17, 2026.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for food recalls:

  1. Return it to the store where you bought it, or throw it away.
  2. Don't give it to anyone else, such as a food bank, or to a pet.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its UPC matches.

A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.

  1. Hexing Haw Balls candy

    UPC
    • 6 920603 810025

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Tiffany Food CorpBrooklyn, New York
Risk

Low risk

Eating it is unlikely to cause health problems.

FDA Class III recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
99815
Recall number
H-1387-2026
Quantity recalled
38 cartons

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)