David P. Willis

@dpwillis732

A theater box of M&M's milk chocolate candies may contain the peanut butter morsels instead, Mars Chocolate said in announcing a voluntary recall of the product.

The 3.4-ounce M&M's theater box may have candies inside that contain peanut butter without listing the ingredient on the outside cardboard box. The inside package is correctly labeled with ingredients and allergy information, the company said.

The problem was discovered after a customer notified the company that a peanut butter M&M'S package was found inside a M&M's milk chocolate theater box, the company said.

People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if their theater box contains an inner M&M's Peanut Butter bag and they eat the candies, the company said.

The M&M's milk chocolate theater box comes in a 3.4-ounce brown, 3 inch by 6.5 inch, cardboard box stamped on the right-hand side panel with a lot number and "best before" date.

The specific lot codes involved in the recall were shipped and distributed to customers' warehouses between May 8 and July 1, in many states, including New Jersey. Those customers redistributed the products nationwide.

Consumers who believe they have purchased the candies and have an allergy concern should return the product to the store where they purchased it for a full refund. The company can be contacted at 1-800-627-7852.

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