Halloween is supposed to be a fun holiday for kids. Dressing up in cute, funny, scary costumes, decorating the house with creepy spiders, carved pumpkins, or bones that appear to erupt from the ground, and of course, a showering of candy and sweets unlike any other day in the year. Halloween is a child’s delight for many kids, but it comes with its own set of risks for those children withfood allergies.
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While Halloween is still an exciting part of the year for food-allergic kids, it comes with its issues and limitations. For one, the risk of exposure to food allergens is high, from accidental ingestion tocross-contamination.
One way to make managing candy easier is to know which candy contains what ingredients. This article includes a listing of the most popular Halloween candy, along with their food allergen content.
You’ll find both an ingredient list and an allergen summary indicating thecommon 9 food allergens. Of course, you may have a food allergy to additional ingredients beyond the common nine, which is why we listed the full ingredient list.
Nine Common Food AllergensNearly 90% of all major food allergies are related to proteins found in the following nine foods:MilkSoyEggWheatPeanutsTree nutsFishShellfishSesame
Nine Common Food Allergens
Nearly 90% of all major food allergies are related to proteins found in the following nine foods:MilkSoyEggWheatPeanutsTree nutsFishShellfishSesame
Nearly 90% of all major food allergies are related to proteins found in the following nine foods:
When using this chart please note the following:
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Popular Halloween Candy Ingredients and Food Allergens
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Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Food allergies.Food and Drug Administration.FD&C Red No. 3.
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Food allergies.Food and Drug Administration.FD&C Red No. 3.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Food allergies.
Food and Drug Administration.FD&C Red No. 3.
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