M&M's recall: Thousands of products pulled in 20 states over undeclared allergen, FDA says
Bags of M&M's candies are displayed on a store shelf in 2024. ( Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A recall has been issued for M&M products sold in 20 states due to the undeclared allergens of milk, soy, and peanuts in the candies, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Beacon Promotions Inc. initiated a voluntary recall for repackaged M&M candies on Jan. 26 and an updated recall was announced on Feb. 4 for a Class II risk classification, which involves a health hazard circumstance where there is a chance of adverse health consequences from using a food product.
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What M&M products are being recalled?
Why you should care:
The recall affects 5788 M&M candy products and they are listed below:
- Repackaged M&M's Peanut candies - item BB458BG - 5788 units - Lot codes: L450ARCLV03, L502FLHKP01, L523CMHKP01, L537GMHKP01 - best-by dates: 12/1/2025, 1/1/2026, 6/30/2026, 9/1/2026
- Repackaged M&M's Peanut candies - Item BB471BG - 541 units - lot code: M1823200 - best-by date: 4/30/2026
Food and Drug Administration officials noted that the recalled M&M's with item number BB471BG were labelled as Make Your Mark.
The recalled candies with the item number BB458BG had any of the following labels or packages: Next Up; Smith Pro; Jaxport, Jacksonville Port Authority; Climax Molybdenum, A Freeport-McMoRan Company; University of Maryland, School of Public Policy; Liberty University Environmental Health & Safety; Subaru; Trinity Cyber; Candy Treats; JSE, Jordan & Skala Engineers; Dropbox DocSend; PP, Prosperity Promotions; Northwest Indian College Foundation; FES Branding Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance Companies; Merry Maids Annual 26 Conference; BW, Best Western; Morgan Stanley; Tufin; Compliments of Pioneer; A.D. Morgan, Construction Manager, Design Builder, General Contractor; Adobe; Xfinity; Fundermax Interiors; White Cup; Acadia Commercial; Aviagen; ORG Expo; Make Your Mark.
Which states were the M&M products distributed to?
Local perspective:
The repackaged M&M candies were shipped to 20 states listed below:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a Food and Drug Administration recall notice. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.