The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2178-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Mars Recalls Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers for Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling specific Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers due to potential undeclared peanut residue. Consumers should check their packages for the listed codes.

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) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Snacks Cheddar Cheese Cracker products. The recall is being conducted because of the potential for undeclared peanut residue in the product.

The affected product is the Combos Snacks Cheddar Cheese Cracker, Net Wt. 1.70 oz (48.2g), manufactured by Mars Chocolate North America, LLC in Hackettstown, NJ. The specific UPC for the recalled items is 41419714744. The recall covers 183,678 cases in total, with distribution reported as nationwide and foreign.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product codes listed in the recall notice: 614AAALB01, 614ABALB01, 614ACALB01, and 614BAALB01, with a best-by date of 4/1/2017. Individuals with a peanut allergy should avoid consuming the product. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER - Net. Wt. 1.70 oz (48.2g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714744
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 614BAALB01 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 →