The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2175-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Mars Recalls Combos Pretzels for Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling Combos Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzels due to potential 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 (undeclared peanut) on a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Snack Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzel products. The recall is being conducted because of the potential for undeclared peanut residue in the product.

The affected product is the Combos Snack Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzel, Net Wt. 1.80 (51 g) oz, manufactured by Mars Chocolate North America, LLC in Hackettstown, NJ. The product carries the UPC 41419474303. The recall covers 183,678 cases in total.

The product was distributed nationwide and to foreign markets. Affected lots include codes 614CAALB01, 614CBALB01, 614CCALB01, and 614DAALB01, with a best-by date of 4/1/2017. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific codes and dates and stop consuming the product if found.

The recalled product

Product
COMBOS SNACK BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.80 (51 g) oz Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419474303
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)

  • 614CAALB01 614CBALB01 614CCALB01 614DAALB01 best by 4/1/2017

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.

See all 16 products in this recall →