FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0014-2015

Product

Mars Chocolate North America Milk Chocolate M & M's Net Wt. 3.40 oz packed in a brown, 3 inch x 6.5 inch cardboard box 12 Theater boxes per case Distributed by Mars Snackfoods US LLC., Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 UPC 40000294764

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
417DH4JP09; 417EM4JP10; 417FM4JP09; 418AG4JP10; 418BG4JP10; 418CG4JP10; 418DM4JP09; 418EG4JP10; 419AM4JP09; 417EG4JP09; 417FG4JP09; 417FM4JP10; 418AM4JP09; 418BM4JP10 ;418CM4JP10; 418DM4JP10; 418EM4JP09; 419AM4JP10; 417EG4JP10; 417FG4JP10; 418AG4JP09; 418AM4JP10; 418CG4JP09; 418DG4JP10; 418EG4JP09; 418EM4JP10; and 419BM4JP10
Quantity
65,496 cases

Why it was recalled

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling M & Ms due to undeclared peanuts.

Recalling firm

Firm
Mars Chocolate North America
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
700 High St, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840-1502

Distribution

Distribution pattern
NC, TX, MN, IL, FL, KY, MS, AZ, GA, AI, CA NJ, PA, WA NY, CO, MO, MI, NH, CT, TN, MD, SC, OH, ME, VA, RI, WI, WV, IA, LA, OK, MA, NE, OK, AR, VT, ID and IN

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-09-19
FDA classified
2014-10-08
Posted by FDA
2014-10-15
Terminated
2015-04-28
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0014-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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