American Licorice Company Announces Recall of 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSP)–August 24, 2012.  American Licorice Company of Union City, CA is recalling 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists due to elevated levels of lead. Only the one pound bag (16 oz.) of Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists containing “Best Before Date” of 020413 are affected by this recall. American Licorice is notifying consumers and customers not to consume this candy.

American Licorice learned from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), that…