Mars has reportedly recalled chocolate bars in 55 countries after bits of plastic were found in one of its products.
In a statement Mars Ireland is recalling funsize Mars, Milky Way, Mix Variety Pack and Celebrations products after a piece of plastic was found in one of its products. The products affected in the Irish market have Best Before dates between May 8th and October 2nd 2016.
The company says in some instances, the plastic pieces could present a choking hazard.
Mars Ireland said this was "an isolated incident" and only products manufactured in the Netherlands are impacted. The company said: "No other varieties of chocolate, pack formats or bar sizes are affected in Ireland".
The bars were initially recalled in Germany and the Netherlands products in as many as 55 countries could be affected.
The Statement in full
Tuesday, 23 February, 2016
Mars Chocolate takes the precautionary step of recalling products produced in the Netherlands (Veghel) due to possibility of plastic contamination in our products.
Mars Ireland is recalling funsize MARS® MILKY WAY® MIX VARIETY PACK® and CELEBRATIONS® products after a piece of plastic was found in one of our products. In some instances, such a piece of plastic could present a choking hazard.
Products
The Irish recall concerns only the products below with the following best before dates that were manufactured in the Netherlands and distributed in Ireland:
|
Description |
BBD |
|
BOX CELEBRATIONS 380G |
08.05.2016 |
|
BOX CELEBRATIONS 380G |
17.07.2016 |
|
FUNSIZE MIX VARIETY PACK 358G |
24.07.2016 |
|
FUNSIZE MARS 250G |
04.09.2016 |
|
FUNSIZE MARS 250G |
11.09.2016 |
|
FUNSIZE MARS 250G |
18.09.2016 |
|
FUNSIZE MILKY WAY 227G |
02.10.2016 |
This is an isolated incident and only the above products manufactured in the Netherlands are impacted. No other varieties of chocolate, pack formats or bar sizes are affected in Ireland and no other best before dates or products manufactured at any other location are impacted.
To date, we have only received one consumer complaint. In Ireland, we have not received any consumer complaints.
Consumers
Consumers who have any of the above products are requested not to consume it and to contact our Consumer Care team using the following details:
- 1890 812315
- Mars Ireland, Box 3856, Dublin 4
Mars Ireland regrets any inconvenience caused to our consumers. We offer our consumers our sincere apologies.
