Mars Chocolate North America Milk Chocolate M & M's Net Wt. 3.40 oz packed in a brown, 3 inch x 6.5 inch cardb

Recall map → All recalls → F-0014-2015

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 Mars Chocolate North America · reported 2014-10-15

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Mars Chocolate North America is recalling M & Ms due to undeclared peanuts.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2014-09-19
Reported by the agency: 2014-10-15
Closed out (terminated): 2015-04-28
Recalling firm: Mars Chocolate North America
Hackettstown, NJ
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): 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
States we parsed from that text: AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA IA ID IL IN KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC NE NH NJ NY OH OK PA RI SC TN TX VA VT WA WI WV
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Candy & chocolate Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0014-2015

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