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Updated 18.30
MARS IRELAND HAS ordered a recall of certain products here after plastic was found in a product on the continent.
The Irish branch of the confectionery giant say that the move is merely a ‘precautionary step’.
The recall here concerns only the following products with those specific best-before dates:
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These products were manufactured in the Netherlands before being distributed here.
“This is an isolated incident and only the above products manufactured in the Netherlands are impacted,” a spokesman for the company said.
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.
Plastic found in a product could in some instances “present a choking hazard” according to the spokesman.
“To date, we have only received one consumer complaint. In Ireland, we have not received any consumer complaints.”
Customers who have purchased any of these products are urged not to consume them and to contact Mars customer care using the following details:
“Mars Ireland regrets any inconvenience caused to our consumers. We offer our consumers our sincere apologies,” the spokesman added.
Earlier
A recall of Mars and Snickers bars as well as Milky Way Minis was earlier ordered in Germany and the Netherlands after plastic was found in a product.
“Mars Chocolate is carrying out a voluntary recall of chocolate products of Mars, Snickers, Milky Way and Celebrations after a bit of plastic was found in a product,” the company said in a statement on the recall in Germany.
Products with a best before date from 19 June 2016 to 8 January 2017 have been affected, it said.
The company said a full list of affected products could be found on its website www.mars.de but the site appeared to be down in the early afternoon.
“With this recall, we would like to prevent consumers who have purchased one of the above-mentioned products from consuming it,” said Mars.
The US giant’s Dutch subsidiary also issued a call-back for similar products with the same expiration dates, Dutch news agency ANP said.
The products covered by the Dutch recall were all made at a factory in Veghel, in southern Netherlands, ANP said.
Additional reporting Aoife Barry and Cianan Brennan
Originally published at 14.09
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Attempts to contact Mars unsuccessful? You’d have to feel sorry for Matt Damon at this stage
It’s the first time Mars has had to recall its choclate products made at its factory In the Netherlands, The Plant opened in 1963, which employs about 1,400 people. Mars’ Veghel factory currently produces 27 million chocolate bars per day, or 8.5 billion per year.
What Happened? – The recall comes after a customer found a red piece of plastic in a Snickers bar bought on 8 January in Germany. after investigation the complaint, Mars found the plastic was traced back to Veghel Factory. The red plastic came from a protective cover used in the plant’s manufacturing process.
“As far as we know there are 55 countries involved,” Eline Bijveld, Mars corporate affairs coordinator for the Netherlands told AFP.
Nice research – fair play
One wonders would the death of David Bowie and the bad mars bars be some kind of Oman? Bowie didn’t have a funeral would the gods have been driven furious by his decision to ignore them?
Somebody tell the thicks to take the wrappers off
Bloody Fine Gael.
Jesus Christ there’s always someone who drags politics into every single damn article on the Internet.
“Hi, how are you?” “NO WAY, WE WON’T PAY!”
Peter, lighten up man. It was meant to be serious.
* wasn’t
Fair enough
It will just come out in ur poo. No harm done unless it sticks in your teeth.
Yea, it will come ready-wrapped for another go at it.
It’s give back my Christmas celebrations if there were any left!
I want a Mars now.
Sure it’s lent, they have no worries of a recall in Ireland!
Those Germans have their finger in every pie.
More fingers in pies than a leper on a cooking course.
Fooking feck all chocolate surrounding a Mars bar any more. Chocolate coating is razor-thin.
Is it a TOTAL RECALL
The plastic was the healthiest part of it. Still won’t stop me from having one with my mid morning coffee though.
I own a pair of Mars bar jeans. I work, rest, and play in them.
Want to be sticking to the Racers and Titan bars
Ireland’s obesity problem is now solved.
Thank you Mars.
I found a fish hook in a bar, in Mexico, once. Never did anything about it. It was in my mouth when I discovered it. Scary.
Ah Feck just went to the press to get one. Checked the date it’s one of the recalled bags
So its the end of Easter for Mars….lol
It’s a cover story, they just want to make the boxes smaller
Recall only affects product manufactured in their Chinese plant
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