28 candy brands found with dangerous levels of arsenic The Florida Department of Health just tested 46 popular candies for heavy metals and 28 came back with elevated arsenic levels. The worst offenders by parts per billion: - Tootsie Fruit Chew Lime: 570 ppb - Jolly Rancher Sour Apple: 540 ppb - Twizzlers Strawberry: 500 ppb - Nerds Gummy Cluster: 500 ppb - Sour Patch Kids: 470 ppb Based on Florida’s annual saftey threshold children should only consume the following per year: - 4 Twizzlers - 6