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September 22, 2014
Mars Chocolate North America Issues Allergy Alert Recall
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of M&M'S® Brand Theater Box 3.40 oz UPC#40000294764 with the following lot numbers:
417DH4JP09 |
417EM4JP10 |
417FM4JP09 |
418AG4JP10 |
418BG4JP10 |
418CG4JP10 |
418EG4JP10 |
419AM4JP09 |
418EM4JP09 |
419AM4JP10 |
418EM4JP10 |
419BM4JP10 |
417EG4JP09 |
417FG4JP09 |
417FM4JP10 |
418AM4JP09 |
418BM4JP10 |
418CM4JP10 |
417EG4JP10 |
417FG4JP10 |
418AG4JP09 |
418AM4JP10 |
418CG4JP09 |
418DG4JP10 |
418DM4JP09 |
418EG4JP09 |
418DM4JP10 |
This theater box item within these lot codes may contain product containing peanut butter without listing on the ingredient label on the outside cardboard box. The inside package is correctly labelled with ingredients and allergy information. People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if their theater box contains an inner M&Ms Brand Peanut Butter bag and they consume the product.
The issue was identified after a consumer notified us of a M&M'S® Brand Peanut Butter package containing peanut butter M&M'S® inside a M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Theater Box. These specific lot codes were shipped and distributed to our customers' warehouses between May 8 and July 1, 2014, located in: 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 . These customers then redistribute products for retail sale nationwide. The M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Theater Box comes in a 3.40 oz brown, 3 inch x 6.5 inch cardboard box stamped on the right-hand side panel with the lot number and best before date.
The full recall can be found at: www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm415489.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.
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