Mars Recalls Combos Caramel Creme Pretzels for Undeclared Peanut Residue
Mars Chocolate North America is recalling specific lots of Combos Sweet and Salty Caramel Creme Pretzels 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 allergen mislabeling (undeclared peanut) on a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select lots of Combos Sweet and Salty Caramel Creme Pretzels, Net Wt. 6.0 oz (170.1g). The recall is being conducted because of the potential for undeclared peanut residue in the product.
The affected product is identified by the UPC 41419780879. The specific lots subject to the recall have the codes 613GBALB01 and 613GCALB01, with a best-by date of 4/2017. A total of 183,678 cases were distributed nationwide and to foreign markets.
Consumers with these specific products should check their pantry for the listed codes and dates. If they possess the affected items, they should stop consuming them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- COMBOS SWEET AND SALTY CARAMEL CREME PRETZEL Net Wt. 6.0 oz (170.1g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780879
- Manufacturer
- Mars Chocolate North America
- Category
- Food — Snacks / Confectionery
- 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)
- 613GBALB01 613GCALB01 best by 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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