The sweetening compound in black licorice can cause irregular heart rhythm. As people prepare to dig into their favorite Halloween candy, there's one treat with a new consumption warning for adults.

Black licorice can be bad for you, particularly if you eat a lot of it or have certain conditions like heart or kidney disease. Eating 2 ounces or more of black licorice daily for at least two ...

Black licorice, sometimes spelled liquorice, is polarizing. It has a unique, potent flavor that people tend to either love or hate. If you like the taste, that’s fine. Just don’t count on ...

People tend to have a love-hate relationship with black licorice. It is either their favorite treat or the one type of candy they avoid like plague. But with Halloween on the way, those who love ...

Black licorice is perhaps the most notoriously disliked candy there is. It's many peoples' least favorite option and, in some cases, their least favorite food in general. And yet, you'll still ...

The FDA advisory about licorice is a few years old, but the memes about it will live on forever. “FDA issues warning about black licorice for halloween,” one headline read. And then below that ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers in advance of Halloween that too much black licorice can be harmful to one's health. In a consumer alert issued October 25, the agency ...

The findings highlight the need for caution when consuming the sweet black treat. Black licorice is one of those divisive foods; you either love the taste or you hate it. It’s made from the root ...