FDA Announces the Recall of 7,200 Gummies

The FDA announced the recall of three flavors of Yoyo Gummy packages due to the use of a color that is unauthorized in the United States.

Juliette Fairley

Published: 2/27/2026, 12:16:38 PM EST

FDA Announces the Recall of 7,200 Gummies — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified 300 cases of recalled gummy product distributed in 14 states and at least one flavor that's sold on Amazon.com with one of its risk levels.

Concerns about the product containing an unauthorized color led SB FOOD LLC of Silver Spring, Maryland, to voluntarily withdraw three flavors of its Yoyo Gummy product, according to a Feb. 25 FDA enforcement report.

The unallowed color is Carmoisine (E122) - Acid Red 14.

“Colors are regulated differently from most ingredients,” food science consultant and founder of Cape Crystal Brands Ed McCormick told NTD. “They require batch certification in many cases, which is a higher regulatory bar. So, when a color is wrong, it’s a clean, objective violation. No gray area.”

The recal is applicable to one-hundred cases each of 2.8 ounce packages of Yoyo Gummy Assorted Flavor, Yoyo Gummy Tropical Flavor, and Yoyo Gummy Grape Plus Flavor.

The three cases contain 24 bags for a total of 7,200 gummies.

“Carmoisine (E122) is widely used in parts of Europe, so companies that source globally sometimes assume equivalency,” McCormick said. “U.S. color additive law is very specific. If it’s not approved here, it’s not allowed here. I see this a lot with imported candies.”

Yoyo Gummy Grape Plus Flavor is described on Amazon.com as being a product of Thailand.

The 14 states in which the gummies were distributed include Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington state.

The recall was originally initiated on Nov. 21, 2025, and since then, the FDA designated the recall a Class 2 event, which is the federal government’s second-highest risk alert and is described on the FDA website as exposure to a product that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

“People often assume ‘not allowed means ‘proven dangerous,” McCormick said. “That’s partly true in some cases, but often it just means it was never petitioned and never reviewed under U.S. standards, or doesn’t meet the specific certification requirements here.”

In February, Lost and Found Energy Sour Gummy Bear flavor, sold nationally online, was also labeled with one of the FDA's three risk levels.

Concerns about the energy drink’s caffeine content being mislabeled led Fazt & Loud of Dallas, Texas, to recall the beverage, according to an FDA enforcement report.

The FDA slapped the withdrawn drink with a Level 3 risk alert.

“These discrepancies usually come to light when someone verifies whether the product actually matches its label claims,” McCormick added.