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Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers Recall: Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers due to potential undeclared peanut residue. Check your UPC and best-before date.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2167-2016FoodCombos ›
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Recalling firmMars Chocolate North America700 High St · Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1502
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What happened, in plain English

Mars Chocolate North America, LLC is recalling select Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers (Net Wt. 6.30 oz) because of the potential for undeclared peanut residue. This poses a risk to individuals with peanut allergies who may unknowingly consume the allergen. The recall affects products distributed nationwide and internationally. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23969-combos-cheddar-cheese-crackers-recall-undeclared-peanut-residue.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23969-combos-cheddar-cheese-crackers-recall-undeclared-peanut-residue · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2167-2016

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“Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers Recall: Undeclared Peanut Residue.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23969-combos-cheddar-cheese-crackers-recall-undeclared-peanut-residue. Based on FDA recall #F-2167-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2167-2016%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product may contain undeclared peanut residue. For individuals with severe peanut allergies, ingestion can trigger serious or life-threatening allergic reactions.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers, particularly those with peanut allergies, are at risk of an allergic reaction due to undeclared peanuts.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers in 6.30 oz (178.6 g) packages. Look for UPC codes: 41419420072. Verify the best-before date is 4/2017. The lot codes are 614AAALB01, 614ABALB01, 614ACALB01, and 614BAALB01.

  • Brand
    Combos
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 16 products

All 16 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Nationwide; Foreign
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
F-2165-2016COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL Net Wt. 6.30 oz (178.6 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419420058; 613EAALB01 613EBALB01 613ECALB01 613FAALB01 613FBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01 614FCALB01 Best before 3/2017
F-2166-2016COMBOS PIZZERIA PRETZEL - Net Wt. 6.30 Oz. (178.6 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419420065; 613FBALB01 613FCALB01 613GAALB01 613GBALB01 614DCALB01 614EAALB01 614EBALB01 614ECALB01 Best before 4/2017
F-2167-2016COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER - Net Wt. 6.30 oz (178.6 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC USPC 41419420072; 614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 614BAALB01 Best before 4/2017
F-2168-2016COMBOS PEPPERONI CRACKER - Net Wt. 1.70 oz. (48.2 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419420089; 614BAALB01 614BBALB01 614BCALB01 614CAALB01 Best before 4/2017
F-2169-2016COMBOS BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL Net Wt.6.30 oz (178.6 g)Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 4141420119; 614CAALB01 614CBALB01 614CCALB01 614DAALB01 614DBALB01 Best before 4/2017
F-2170-2016COMBOS SNACKS PIZZERIA PRETZEL - 15 OZ -Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780473; 613FBALB01 613FCALB01 Best before 4/2017
F-2171-2016COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL - 15 OZ - Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780480; 613EAALB01 613EBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01 3/2017 4/2017 Best before 4/2017
F-2172-2016COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER - 15 OZ Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780497; 614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 4/2017
F-2173-2016COMBOS SWEET AND SALTY CARAMEL CREME PRETZEL Net Wt. 6.0 oz (170.1g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419780879; 613GBALB01 613GCALB01 best by 4/2017
F-2174-2016COMBOS SNACKS PIZZERIA PRETZEL Net Wt. 1.80 oz. (51 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714751; 613FBALB01 613FCALB01 613GAALB01 614DCALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2175-2016COMBOS SNACK BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.80 (51 g) oz Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419474303; 614CAALB01 614CBALB01 614CCALB01 614DAALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2176-2016COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.80 OZ (51 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA 41419714713; 613ECALB01 613FAALB01 613FBALB01 614FAALB01 614FBALB01 614FCALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2177-2016COMBOS PEPPERONI PIZZA CRACKER - Net Wt. 1.70 OZ (48.2 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714737; 614BAALB01 614BBALB01 614BCALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2178-2016COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE CRACKER - Net. Wt. 1.70 oz (48.2g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714744; 614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 614BAALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2179-2016COMBOS PIZZERIA PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.80 OZ (51 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714751; 613GAALB01 613GBALB01 614DCALB01 614EAALB01 614EBALB01 614ECALB01 best by 4/1/2017
F-2180-2016COMBOS SNACKS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRETZEL - Net Wt. 1.70 OZ (51 g) Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 41419714744; 614AAALB01 614ABALB01 614ACALB01 614BAALB01 best by 4/1/2017
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the recalled Combos Cheddar Cheese Crackers if you have them at home.

  2. Discard or return the item

    The record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should dispose of the product to avoid accidental ingestion.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Nationwide; Foreign” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 14, 201612. FDA classified it Class II: Sep 15, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 21, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 16, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Look for UPC code 41419420072 on the packaging.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-2167-2016 (June 14, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2167-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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