May 13, 2022 – Today, Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC announced a voluntary recall of 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. The company received reports from consumers alerting them to this matter but not aware of any illnesses to date.
Products were manufactured by a third party and distributed in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The products subject to this recall in the U.S. include SKITTLES® Gummies, STARBURST® Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS® Gummies. On the back of the package is a 10-digit manufacturing code; the first three digits in this code will indicate implicated product as described below:
Item Number Description UPC Code (first 3 digits) 10188298 STARBURST® Gummies Original Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253092 136, 139, 140 10195414
10220867STARBURST® Gummies Original Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253818
00022000284648 10188301 STARBURST® Gummies Sours Share Size 3.5oz 10022000253122 134,135, 137-142 10195413
10220796
10195750STARBURST® Gummies Sours Peg Pack 5.8oz 10022000253801
00022000284617
10022000259384134,135, 137-142 10220865 STARBURST® Gummies Sour Berries Peg Pack 5.8oz 00022000284624 135, 138, 139 10222236
10136761
10222238LIFE SAVERS® Gummies Five Flavor Peg Pack 7.0oz, 3.22oz 10022000285277
10019000083422
10022000285291136, 139 10081699
10195012LIFE SAVERS® Wild Berries Gummies Peg Pack 7.0 oz 10019000083446
10022000244502136 – 138, 140, 147, 149 – 152 10195000
10195014
10095001LIFE SAVERS® Sour Gummies Peg Pack 7.0 oz, 180g 10022000242058
10022000244533
00019000170491132-134, 139-140, 144-147, 149, 151, 152, 201 10224068
10228324
10229828SKITTLES® Gummies Original Peg Pack 5.8 oz, 2.93oz 10022000285956
00022000286727
10022000287363139 – 218 10229823
10230187SKITTLES® Gummies Original Stand Up Pouch 12oz 10022000287325
00022000287434139 – 218 10224070
10228325
10229830SKITTLES® Wild Berry Gummies Peg Pack 5.8 oz, 2.93oz 10022000285970
00022000286734
10022000287387138 – 218 10229825
10230290SKITTLES® Gummies Wild Berry Stand Up Pouch 12oz 10022000287349
00022000287441138 – 218 10240169
10242246
10240168SKITTLES® Sour Gummies Peg Pack 5.8 oz 10022000289749
00022000291073
00022000289735204 – 218
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC will work with retailers to remove recalled products from store shelves. If consumers believe they have purchased a recalled item, they should dispose of the product and not consume it.
Consumers with questions can contact the company by calling 1-800-651-2564 or by visiting https://www.mars.com/contact-usExternal Link Disclaimer.
