The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2165-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Mars Recalls Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretzels for Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretzels due to the potential for undeclared peanut residue.

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 (peanut), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretzel products, Net Wt. 6.30 oz (178.6 g), due to the potential for undeclared peanut residue. The recall involves 183,678 cases of the product, which were distributed nationwide and to foreign markets.

The affected product is identified by the UPC 41419420058 and specific code information including 613EAALB01, 613EBALB01, 613ECALB01, 613FAALB01, 613FBALB01, 614FAALB01, 614FBALB01, and 614FCALB01. The best before date for these items is 3/2017.

Consumers with this product should check the packaging for the specific UPC and code information listed above. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL Net Wt. 6.30 oz (178.6 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419420058
Affected units
183,678

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 16 recalled by Mars Chocolate North America 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 16 products in this recall →