Food recall

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC recall: SKITTLES" Gummies " Original " Wild Berry " Sour " Original 5.8oz

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC, of Hackettstown, NJ, recalled SKITTLES" Gummies " Original " Wild Berry " Sour " Original 5.8oz and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC has voluntarily recalling specific varieties of SKITTLES" Gummies, STARBURST" Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS" Gummies due to the potential presence of a very thin metal...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 13, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 29, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed August 18, 2022

The recall

Company
MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA LLC (Hackettstown, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC has voluntarily recalling specific varieties of SKITTLES" Gummies, STARBURST" Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS" Gummies due to the potential presence of a very thin metal strand embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed thru out the US.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90214

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-1357-2022 Class II

    SKITTLES" Gummies " Original " Wild Berry " Sour " Original 5.8oz, 2.93oz, 12oz " Wild Berry - 5.8oz, 2.93oz, 12oz " Sour 5.8oz " Original Peg Pack, Stand up Pouch " Wild Berry Peg Pack, Stand up Pouch " Sour Peg Pack

    Codes: STARBURST" Gummies Original Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253092 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Original Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253818 00022000284648 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253122 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253801 00022000284617 10022000259384 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sour Berries Peg Pack 5.8oz 00022000284624 135, 138, 139

    Quantity: 3,705,018 Cases total

  • F-1358-2022 Class II

    STARBURST" Gummies " Original " Sours " Sour Berries STARBURST" Gummies " Original 3.5oz, 5.8oz " Sours 3.5oz, 5.8oz " Sour Berries 5.8oz STARBURST" Gummies " Original Share size bag, Peg Pack " Sours Share size bag, Peg Pack " Sour Berries Peg Pack

    Codes: STARBURST" Gummies Original Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253092 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Original Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253818 00022000284648 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253122 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253801 00022000284617 10022000259384 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sour Berries Peg Pack 5.8oz 00022000284624 135, 138, 139

    Quantity: 3,705,018 Cases total

  • F-1359-2022 Class II

    LIFE SAVERS" Gummies " Five Flavor " Wild Berries " Sours LIFE SAVERS" Gummies " Five Flavor 7.0oz, 3.22oz " Wild Berries 7.0oz " Sours 7.0oz, 180g LIFE SAVERS" Gummies " Five Flavor Peg Pack " Wild Berries Peg Pack " Sours Peg Pack

    Codes: STARBURST" Gummies Original Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253092 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Original Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253818 00022000284648 136, 139, 140 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253122 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sours Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253801 00022000284617 10022000259384 134,135, 137-142 STARBURST" Gummies Sour Berries Peg Pack 5.8oz 00022000284624 135, 138, 139

    Quantity: 3,705,018 Cases

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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 June 29, 2022.

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.