Mars Recalls Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers for Undeclared Peanut Residue
Mars Chocolate North America is recalling Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers due to potential undeclared peanut residue.
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: The recall involves undeclared peanut residue, which is a common allergen. Per the rubric, allergen mislabeling on common allergens is classified as High severity.
Plain-English summary
Mars Chocolate North America is voluntarily recalling select lots of Combos Snacks Cheddar Cheese Cracker, 15 oz, 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 41419780497 and specific code information: 614AAALB01, 614ABALB01, and 614ACALB01, with a date code of 4/2017. The manufacturer is Mars Chocolate North America, LLC, located in Hackettstown, NJ.
Consumers with this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and code information listed above. If they have the affected product, they should stop consuming it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER - 15 OZ Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780497
- Manufacturer
- Mars Chocolate North America
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Affected units
- 183,678
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 (1)
- 614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 4/2017
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.
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