Small Hershey's Chocolate bar is labeled Gluten Free while the King Sized 2.6oz Hershey's chocolate bar is not

[Wendy Darling]

Last night my fiancé brought home a 2.6oz King sized Hershey's chocolate bar. I usually have the small ones, which are labeled gluten free. I was perplexed as to why the king sized version was not labeled as they share identical ingredients and are from the same manufacturer. I googled and researched and came up empty handed. Based on the logic of the two candy bars sharing the same ingredients, I falsely considered it safe and ate it. It was delicious, but now I am suffering. So I've decided to act upon a prosocial drive to warn you all that the 2.6oz King Sized Hershey's candy bar DOES in fact contain gluten. I hope this helps.

[RMJ]

Even though they are from the same manufacturer, and have the same ingredients, they may not necessarily be made in the same facility.  Perhaps the larger bar is made in a facility or on a line that also processes products with wheat ingredients.

[Wendy Darling]

Right. I found something online about it but can't find it. The manufacturer simply stated it doesn't meet the requirements. It actually tasted eeeever so slightly different.  

[Scott Adams]

I doubt it contains gluten, of course it is a possibility, but the company is very good about labelling products that contain allergens, and you can read about it here:

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/ingredients/allergens.html

[Wendy Darling]

  On 10/20/2021 at 11:58 PM, Scott Adams said:

I doubt it contains gluten, of course it is a possibility, but the company is very good about labelling products that contain allergens, and you can read about it here:

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/ingredients/allergens.html

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That’s very interesting, thank you for sharing. Apparently it was not gluten-free enough to meet the requirements for the “gluten free” label, and based off  what you’re saying it also doesn’t contain enough gluten to make the food allergy warning. Either way, I hope this post helps others make their decisions. 

[MegWatkins]

I’m glad I found your post. I just experienced the same after my husband bought me one and me thinking I’d be fine, since the regular sized bars are gluten-free. 
A treat before bed had me sick halfway through the night. Lesson learned. I’m newly diagnosed, so it’s a big learning curve.