Mars recalls snack products due to possible presence of peanut allergen

Mars Chocolate North America announced June 14 that it is recalling certain varieties and limited dates of production of COMBOS® Cheddar Cheese Pretzel, COMBOS® Cheddar Cheese Cracker, COMBOS® Pizzeria Pretzel, COMBOS® Sweet and Salt Caramel Pretzel, COMBOS® Pepperoni Cracker, COMBOS® Buffalo Pretzel because they may contain peanut residue.

Mars initiated the recall after its supplier, Grain Craft, recalled certain lots of wheat flour that may contain low levels of peanut residue. Mars stated that the COMBOS® Brand products subject to the recall may have been produced using the recalled flour.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises consumers with severe peanut allergies to avoid the recalled products because of peanut residue in the flour used to make the products. FDA has stated that the amount of peanut exposure from use of the flours and affected products is low and not expected to cause adverse health effects in the vast majority of peanut allergic consumers.

Mars Chocolate noted that the company has received no reports of illness related to the products covered by this recall and that no other Mars products are impacted by this recall.

The vast majority of these recalled products were distributed throughout the United States, with the remainder being shipped internationally to the following countries: Bahamas, Jamaica, Virgin Islands-St Thomas, Antigua, Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.

The affected COMBOS® products have a “best before” date ranging from March, 2017 – April, 2017 on the back of the package. Directly underneath the “best before” date is a 10-digit manufacturing code that includes the code date numbers in the table below:

Item Number	Description	UPC	Code Date	Best Before Date
10099128	COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL – FAMILY PEG PACK – 6.3 OZ – 12/CA	41419420058	613EAALB01 613EBALB01 613ECALB01 613FAALB01 613FBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01 614FCALB01	3/2017
10099130	COMBOS PIZZERIA PRETZEL – MEDIUM BAG – 6.3 OZ – 12/CA	41419420065	613FBALB01 613FCALB01 613GAALB01 613GBALB01 614DCALB01 614EAALB01 614EBALB01 614ECALB01	4/2017
10099132	COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER – FAMILY PEG PACK – 6.3 OZ – 12/CA	41419420072	614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 614BAALB01	4/2017
10099135	COMBOS PEPPERONI CRACKER – FAMILY PEG PACK – 6.3 OZ – 12/CA	41419420089	614BAALB01 614BBALB01 614BCALB01 614CAALB01	4/2017
10099141	COMBOS BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL – FAMILY PEG PACK – 6.3 OZ – 12/CA	41419420119	614CAALB01 614CBALB01 614CCALB01 614DAALB01 614DBALB01	4/2017
10109566	COMBOS SNACKS PIZZERIA PRETZEL – 15 OZ – 8/CA	41419780473	613FBALB01 613FCALB01	4/2017
10109569	COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL – 15 OZ – 8/CA	41419780480	613EAALB01 613EBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01	3/2017
10109577	COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER – 15 OZ – 8/CA	41419780497	614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01	4/2017
10117851	COMBOS SWEET AND SALTY CARAMEL CREME PRETZEL – FAMILY PEG PACK – 6.0 OZ – 12/CA	41419780879	613GBALB01 613GCALB01	4/2017
S1317100	COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL – WAREHOUSE CLUB SINGLES DISPLAY CASE – 1.80 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714713	613EAALB01 613EBALB01 613ECALB01	3/1/2017
S1317500	COMBOS SNACKS PIZZERIA PRETZEL – WAREHOUSE CLUB SINGLES DISPLAY CASE – 1.80 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714751	613FBALB01 613FCALB01 613GAALB01 614DCALB01	4/1/2017
S4743000	“COMBOS” SNACK BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL – SINGLES – 1.80 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419474303	614CAALB01 614CBALB01 614CCALB01 614DAALB01	4/1/2017
S7147100	COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL – SINGLES – 1.80 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714713	613ECALB01 613FAALB01 613FBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01 614FCALB01	4/1/2017
S7147300	COMBOS PEPPERONI PIZZA CRACKER – SINGLES – 1.70 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714737	614BAALB01 614BBALB01 614BCALB01	4/1/2017
S7147400	COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER – SINGLES – 1.70 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714744	614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 614BAALB01	4/1/2017
S7147500	COMBOS PIZZERIA PRETZEL – SINGLES – 1.80 OZ – 18 CT – 12/CA	41419714751	613GAALB01 613GBALB01 614DCALB01 614EAALB01 614EBALB01 614ECALB01	4/1/2017

Consumers who believe they have purchased any of these items and who have allergy concerns should return the products to the store where purchased for a full refund. Consumers with questions or concerns may call Mars toll-free at 1-800-556-7881. This number will be operational Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

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