Crude-oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crosshairs.

A popular American candy is facing a safety advisory in the United Kingdom after the U.K.'s Food Standards Agency found mineral oil hydrocarbons in the sweets.

The Centre for Food Safety says a Jolly Rancher product called 'Hard Candy' that was available in Hong Kong may be tainted with mineral oils. File photo: RTHK ...

The Hershey Company, who make Jolly Rancher, have withdrawn Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, Jolly Rancher ‘Misfits’ Gummies, Jolly Rancher Berry Gummies, and Jolly Rancher Hard Candy.

The FSA has a simple warning for anybody who has purchased Jolly Rancher Hard Candy, "Misfits" Gummies, Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, and Berry Gummies: "do not eat them." “If you have bought any of ...

Food regulators in the United Kingdom have zeroed in on a new public health threat — Jolly Rancher candies — calling them unsafe to eat and urging anyone already in possession of the sweets to throw ...

Jolly Rancher sweets have been urgently recalled across the UK (Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Jolly Rancher sweets have been urgently recalled across the UK, after the Food Standards ...

Four Jolly Rancher products have been recalled, as the FSA has told anyone who has bought them not to eat them. The affected products are the Jolly Rancher Hard Candy, Jolly Rancher ‘Misfits ...