2.3 Million Sour Crush Candy Bottles Recalled: What Suncoast Parents Need to Know

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Ricky Joy has recalled more than 2.3 million bottles of Sour Crush rolling liquid candy after the Consumer Product Safety Commission found the roller ball applicator can detach and become a choking hazard for small children. The candy itself is not affected, but families should stop letting kids use the product. So far, no injuries have been reported.

The affected bottles were sold at H-E-B and on Walmart.com from January 2023 through May 2026, for about $3 each or $13 to $32 per pack. That long sales window matters here on the Suncoast, where rolling candy tends to end up in beach bags, boat consoles, and glove boxes and then get forgotten for months. If you have kids or grandkids, it’s worth a few minutes to check candy drawers, backpacks, and that one cabinet where everything random ends up.

Getting your money back is simple. Ricky Joy is offering refunds and will provide a prepaid shipping label for the return, so it costs you nothing but the trip to the mailbox. Set the bottles aside where kids can’t reach them, and request the refund through the company’s recall process. Have you already checked your candy stash, or is that a tonight project?