The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1830-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

Frito-Lay Recalls SunChips and Rold Gold Mix for Undeclared Peanuts

Frito-Lay is recalling 20-count SunChips & Rold Gold Mix packages due to a potential for undeclared peanuts. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.

What this means for you

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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (peanuts), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Frito-Lay, Inc. is recalling 259,128 units of 20-count SunChips & Rold Gold Mix packages. The product is packaged as 20 single flexible plastic bags and was distributed nationwide throughout the US. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to contain undeclared peanuts.

The affected products have "guaranteed fresh" dates ranging from June 14, 2016, to August 9, 2016. Additionally, the 9-digit manufacturing code located directly underneath the "guaranteed fresh" date includes the number "32" in the second and third position (example: x32xxxxxx).

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
20 count SunChips & Rold Gold Mix packaged as 20 single flexible plastic bags
Manufacturer
Frito-Lay, Inc
Affected units
259,128

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 (2)

  • "guaranteed fresh" dates ranging from June 14
  • 2016 - August 9

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Frito-Lay, Inc 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.

See all 7 products in this recall →