The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of certain M&M products, after discovering that allergen information was missing from the packaging. The recall affects repackaged M&M’s candies distributed by Beacon Promotions Inc. in 20 US states.
According to the FDA, the recalled products may contain milk, soy, and peanuts, but the promotional packaging did not include the required allergen warnings. More than 6,000 units were recalled. On February 4, the FDA classified the recall as Class II, meaning consumption “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences."
The FDA advises consumers with milk, soy, or peanut allergies not eat the affected products, and to instead discard them. But it’s worth it to note that the recall was issued due to a labeling error, not because the candy itself was found to be contaminated.
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