They are little edible "pearls". You buy them:
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/mini.aspx?T=1&SubCatId=1519
They come in different colors and shapes too: http://beryls.safeshopper.com/144/cat144.htm?609
And in gold and silver:
http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/product.asp?pn=IN0285-GLD&sid=GOOGLE&TID=GL9120041&gclid=CO_it7DMxowCFQYfgQod5DJeJQ
They are also illegal to sell in some states, just thought I added a fun fact...
You can make them out of fondant too, though very time consuming! I needed some and didn't have enough time or money to order them, so I just spent a few hours making a couple hundred myself! Earlene's website has instructions on how to do it yourself.
I make mine using fondant and luster dust. I roll the fondant out then use the large/top end of an icing tip to cut out circles (this assures that they'll all be the same size), roll them into shape and drop them into a Ziploc with the dust and shake. I believe I got the instructions from Earlene's website.
Here's something I found on it...the sugarcraft link within this link says California, Texas, Colorado, New Jersey, Arizona and Florida.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060906204048AAH2GSr
I cannot believe the state in which I live! CA is the most sue-happy place on the planet! I'll bet the dragee rule has to do with potential choking or something like that! How stupid!
LOL if you read the link it says lawsuits were settled out of court.
They come in different colors and shapes too: http://beryls.safeshopper.com/144/cat144.htm?609
And in gold and silver:
http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/product.asp?pn=IN0285-GLD&sid=GOOGLE&TID=GL9120041&gclid=CO_it7DMxowCFQYfgQod5DJeJQ
Thanks for the link to the other shapes. I'm always looking for new shapes and I just LOVE the baby ones.
I just ordered a few bags from Ebay. I "Googled" dragees and ended up linking to Ebay, to a candy company back East who sells 4oz. bags for $2.99. I sent them a check and my dragees are on the way! I think the lawsuit had to do w/the (minute) amount of "metal" in them. Between the red dye we all ate as kids, all the dragees we must have had, the second-hand smoke and the lack of sunscreen, it's amazing any of us are alive!! 
I've often wondered why a lot of products have a warning for CA residents. Not just food stuff either.
Ex. CA Residents. This product contains xxxx which has been found to cause xxx or is hazardous etc. etc. blah, blah.
And, then I stop and think, "OK, I'm not in CA so, I'm safe?" The dangerous eliments must be removed at the state line?
I've often wondered why a lot of products have a warning for CA residents. Not just food stuff either.
Ex. CA Residents. This product contains xxxx which has been found to cause xxx or is hazardous etc. etc. blah, blah.
And, then I stop and think, "OK, I'm not in CA so, I'm safe?" The dangerous eliments must be removed at the state line?
You got it! CA wouldn't let that in through their borders! People here like to think of themselves as open-minded, but in truth -- we're only open minded about things we're willing to let in the state. If we don't agree with it, we just banish it! Now that's open-mindedness for you!
S.
are they really banned in texas?
i buy them in texas, i use them in texas. i DO warn people that sometimes they can be hard to bite into....and i have noticed that there is a posted notice where i purchase them that states some sort of warning....never really bothered to read it though.....
yikes!
If it's the metal that causes the warning, it couldn't be any worse than the mercury in our dental work that we're chewing on EVERY day. After all, the dusts warning does say "minute" amounts of....
and, I've noticed that most containers say, "Non-Toxic" or edible.... followed by a warning. That's just cover some behinds should a lawsuit stem from use. IMHO
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