Mondelez Global, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Mondelez International, announced a voluntary recall on several packages of Ritz peanut butter cracker sandwiches.
The affected boxes may have individually wrapped packages incorrectly labeled as a cheese variety, when they may actually contain peanut butter, according to a Tuesday news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, the agency said all of the outer cartons are labeled correctly with a peanut allergy advisory statement.
Mondelez did not respond to a request for comment.
Sold nationally, the carton sizes being recalled are the 8-pack, 20-pack and 40-pack of Ritz peanut butter cracker sandwiches and the 20-pack Ritz filled cracker sandwich variety pack carton.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts may risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions by consuming this product,” the release said.
The recall was issued out of precaution and “there have been no reports of injury or illness reported to Mondelez Global LLC to date related to this product.”
The recall was put in place after Mondelez found that packaging rolls used for the individually wrapped snacks “may contain defects due to a supplier error,” the release said.
One of the largest snack companies in the world, Mondelez also owns snack brands like Oreo, Triscuit and Chips Ahoy. The company moved its headquarters from Deerfield to Fulton Market in 2020.
