Food recall

Mars Chocolate North America recall: Twix Unwrapped Bites 7.0 oz

Mars Chocolate North America, of Hackettstown, NJ, recalled Twix Unwrapped Bites 7.0 oz. The FDA's reason: “Mars Chocolate North is recalling Twix Brand Unwrapped Bites 7 oz. pouch due to undeclared peanuts and eggs.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 5, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 15, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 29, 2015

The recall

Company
Mars Chocolate North America (Hackettstown, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Mars Chocolate North is recalling Twix Brand Unwrapped Bites 7 oz. pouch due to undeclared peanuts and eggs.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69185

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0019-2015 Class I

    Twix Unwrapped Bites 7.0 oz. distributed by Mars chocolate na, llc Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 040000484325 contained in a Metallized-golden stand up pouch (SUP) package 5 pouches per carton, 2 cartons per case

    Codes: Lot # 421BA4GA60

    Quantity: 1356 cases (13560 Stand Up Pouches)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 15, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.