The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2180-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Mars Recalls Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretels for Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretels due to potential undeclared peanut residue. The recall covers 183,678 cases distributed nationwide and abroad.

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), which is a common allergen, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Snacks Cheddar Cheese Pretels (Net Wt. 1.70 OZ / 51 g) due to the potential for undeclared peanut residue. The product is manufactured by Mars Chocolate North America, LLC, located in Hackettstown, NJ. The recall involves 183,678 cases in total.

The affected product is identified by UPC 41419714744 and specific code information: 614AAALB01, 614ABALB01, 614ACALB01, and 614BAALB01, with a best-by date of 4/1/2017. The recall is classified as Class II by the FDA. Distribution was nationwide and foreign.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and code information. If found, they should stop consuming the product and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.70 OZ (51 g) 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 →