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Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Recalled for Potential Life-Threatening Allergy Risk

Some peanut butter Ritz Cracker Sandwiches are mislabeled as cheese crackers, which could pose a danger to people with peanut allergies.
Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Recalled for Potential Life-Threatening Allergy Risk
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Published on July 10, 2025
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Snack packs of peanut butter variety Ritz Cracker Sandwiches sold nationwide have been recalled because they may be mislabeled as cheese crackers, which could pose a serious or life-threatening risk to people with peanut allergies, according to an announcement on July 8 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Mondelēz Global, the maker of Ritz Crackers, has recalled the following multipack cartons of Ritz Cracker Sandwiches:

  • 8-pack, 20-pack, and 40-pack Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich cartons
  • 20-pack Ritz Filled Cracker Sandwich Variety Pack cartons

Only multipacks with the following “Best When Used By” dates are included in the recall:

Product Description
Retail UPC
Best When Used By Dates
8-pack Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches
0 44000 88210 5

1 NOV 25 – 9 NOV 25

“AE” Plant Code Only

(located on top of package)

20-pack Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches
0 44000 07584 2

1 NOV 25 – 9 NOV 25

2 JAN 26 – 22 JAN 26

“AE” Plant Code Only

(located on top of package)

40-pack Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches
0 44000 07819 5

1 NOV 25 – 9 NOV 25

2 JAN 26 – 22 JAN 26

“AM” Plant Code Only

(located on top of package)

20-pack Ritz Filled Cracker Sandwich, Variety Pack (10 Cheese and 10 Peanut Butter packs)
0 44000 08095 2

2 NOV 25 – 9 NOV 25

“RJ” Plant Code Only

(located on top of package)

The outer packaging of all the recalled cartons is labeled correctly and provides an allergen advisory statement indicating that the product “contains peanuts.” It’s the individually wrapped snack packs inside, which contain six cracker sandwiches each, that may be incorrectly labeled as the cheese variety.

Multipacks labeled as the cheese variety on the carton (outside packaging) are not affected by this recall.

Anyone with a peanut allergy should not eat the mislabeled cracker sandwiches, the FDA says, and should throw away any snack packs included in the recall.

If you have Ritz Cracker Sandwiches snack packs at home and have already removed the individual packs from the outer carton, you can identify packs mislabeled as the cheese variety by the following labels: “Best When Used By” dates of “1 NOV 25 – 9 NOV 25” or “2 JAN 26 – 22 JAN 26,” and a “Plant Code” of “AE,” “AM,” or “RJ.”

Mondelēz Global initiated the recall after it discovered that the film packaging used to wrap individual peanut butter snack packs may contain defects due to a supplier error. The company is taking steps to make sure this mistake doesn’t happen again, per the FDA statement.

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Resources
  1. Mondelēz Global LLC Conducts U.S. Voluntary Recall of Four Carton Sizes of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches Due to Labeling Error. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. July 8, 2025.
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