Yes, Skittles are considered Kosher because they no longer contain any animal products. But most Skittles do not have a Kosher certification. And Skittles has had a controversial past on the kosher front. For a long time, Skittles weren't Kosher, because they contained carmine and gelatin. In 2009, the Orthodox Union announced that Skittles carried an unauthorized Orthodox Union kosker symbol. Many years later, the KLBD officially announced that u003cstrongu003eSkittles was kosher certified by their Beit Dinu003c/strongu003e. But it is still a confusing topic in the kosher community. Kosher-certified batches of Skittles have been made specifically for Skittles in Israel for many years.