Peanut Recall Hits Multiple States—FDA Warns of Banned Ingredient Linked to Cancer

Check your pantry. Packages of roasted peanuts are being recalled because they contain an artificial sweetener that's banned in the US, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Three different flavors of nuts with the following product info are affected:

• MEI HEONG YUEN TANGERINE FLAVOR ROASTED PEANUTS
  UPC: 6912449124312
  Expiration date: 1/20/2027
  Manufacturing date: 7/21/2025
• MEI HEONG YUEN WALNUT FLAVOR ROASTED PEANUTS
  UPC: 6912449124282
  Expiration date: 1/16/2027
  Manufacturing date: 7/17/2025
• MEI HEONG YUEN GARLIC FLAVOR ROASTED PEANUTS
  UPC: 6912449124329
  Expiration date: 1/09/2027
  Manufacturing date: 7/10/2025

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The peanuts contain sodium cyclamate, a low-calorie artificial sweetener that's 30–50 times sweeter than sucrose. While it's allowed in more than 100 countries, it has been banned in the US since 1969 due to safety studies linking it to bladder cancer.

The products were manufactured by Heshan Mei Heong Yuen Food Pte Ltd. and were distributed by Super World Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, to retailers in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The peanuts were sold in 9.17-ounce (260-gram) packages and have a shelf life of 18 months.

The FDA has classified the recall as Class III, meaning that the products are "not likely to cause adverse health consequences."