Firm Recalls Gel Candy Posing a Choking Risk

An importing company on Friday recalled a gel candy that poses a choking hazard.

Oakland-based D&V; Trading Inc. has recalled the litchi, mango, taro and other flavors of Konnyaku Jelly Candies sold under the D&V; and JoJomo brands. The candy is distributed in stores throughout Northern California.

The brightly colored sweets come in mouth-sized servings and are made of a thick, fruit-flavored gel that people suck out of small plastic cups. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration say it poses a serious choking hazard, particularly to infants, children and the elderly.

The gel is so sticky that rescue workers have reported being unable to dislodge it from the throats of choking children.