By ELEN JOHNSTON

Published: 08:44 BST, 12 June 2025 | Updated: 08:51 BST, 12 June 2025

Officials have issued an urgent recall for a number of popular Jolly Rancher sweets over fears they contain ingredients linked to cancer.

Those who’ve already eaten them should not panic, the Food Standards Agency has warned, as the risk is low, but they should be disposed of. 

These include Hard Candy, ‘Misfits’ Gummies. Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, and Berry Gummies, all made by the Hershey company.

The sweets contain the harmful chemicals Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) and Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbon (MOSH). 

These chemicals from crude oil have been linked to serious illness including cancer, particularly in the liver and lymph nodes.

This makes the sweets unsafe to eat, particularly over long periods of time, and not compliant with UK law. 

American multi-national firm Hershey has taken action to remove them from the UK market.

But other the sweets are still on some shelves as other businesses continue to import them to the UK.

The alert urges these businesses to stop importing and selling the sweets to consumers, and tells customers not to buy or eat them. 

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Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued for popular sweets due to cancer fears

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