Due to changes in a Jelly Belly factory, some products will no longer be kosher. Consumers are encouraged to check for the OU symbol on all Jelly Belly packaging before purchasing the products.
Due to changes in a Jelly Belly factory, some products will no longer be kosher. Consumers are encouraged to check for the OU symbol on all Jelly Belly packaging before purchasing the products.
In a public message, the OU wrote:
Jelly Belly has informed the OU that, due to changes in one of their factories, Jelly Belly products produced in that location will soon no longer be kosher. There is no change in the Jelly Belly formulation, but because of production changes, other non-kosher products will be produced on shared equipment.
As a result, all Jelly Belly products sold outside of North America will soon appear in packaging without an OU symbol. Some limited-production Jelly Belly items (mostly seasonal items) in North America will also lose their OU symbol.
All bulk Jelly Belly jelly beans sold in North America will continue to be produced under OU’s supervision, and most retail-sized varieties that North American consumers see in stores will remain certified, as well. Consumers are encouraged to check for the OU symbol on all Jelly Belly packaging before purchasing the products.
Jelly Belly uses confectioners glaze which is an extraction from insects, therefor educated kosher consumers don’t use it.
they have some candies without, mainly vegan jellies
The OU allows the use of insect sourced shellac , based on a tshuva of Reb Moshe feinstein zatzal. The OU is certainly an “educated consumer consumer”.