The panel also considered an incident in the match between Norwich and Manchester City at Carrow Road in which Toure appeared to kick out at Canaries striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel -- but they decided Toure should not be charged.
“In this instance, the panel were not of the unanimous decision that it was an act of violent conduct,” the FA statement said.
Referee Jon Moss had his back turned as Toure reacted to Van Wolfswinkel and, although Andre Marriner may have partially seen the Bellamy incident, the FA closed a loophole earlier this season that might have protected the Welshman.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini had said at the weekend he was "not concerned" by the prospect of Toure facing retrospective action.
Earlier on Monday, the Daily Mirror reported that former referees Eddie Wolstenholme, Steve Dunn and Alan Wiley were set to make up the panel.
Meanwhile, another former referee, Graham Poll, wrote in his Daily Mail column that the FA's disciplinary review panel “really has no consistency” and is “impossible to predict.”
He said: "Referees are asked for consistency and the governing body must do the same. That said, in these cases the FA should not take action against either player as neither incident is a major one or particularly violent."
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