Mars Wrigley Recalls STARBURST Gummies for Potential Metal Contamination
Mars Wrigley Confectionery is voluntarily recalling specific STARBURST Gummies varieties due to potential presence of thin metal strands embedded in the product or loose in bags.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Foreign object contamination presenting choking and injury risk in a consumer food product. FDA Class II recall. The hazard is inherent to the contamination type and the nature of product consumption.
Plain-English summary
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of STARBURST Gummies due to the potential presence of very thin metal strands that may be embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag. The recall affects STARBURST Gummies Original, Sours, and Sour Berries in multiple package sizes including 3.5oz, 5.8oz, Share Size, and Peg Pack configurations.
Approximately 3,705,018 cases of the affected products have been distributed throughout the United States. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should stop consuming them and either return them to the point of purchase or discard them.
The recalled product
- Product
- STARBURST" Gummies " Original " Sours " Sour Berries STARBURST" Gummies " Original 3.5oz, 5.8oz " Sours 3.5oz, 5.8oz " Sour Berries 5.8oz STARBURST" Gummies " Original Share size bag, Peg Pack " Sours Share size bag, Peg Pack " Sour Berries Peg Pack
- Manufacturer
- MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC
- Category
- Food — Confectionery / Gummies
- Affected units
- 3,705,018
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (6)
- STARBURST" Gummies Original Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253092 136
- 139
- 140 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253122 134
- 135
- 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sour Berries Peg Pack 5.8oz 00022000284624 135
- 138
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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