Mars has issued a full recall of Mars bars and Snickers in 55 countries.
The warning was issued not to eat any Snickers or Mars bard with best before dates ranging from June 2016 to January 2017, after it was revealed they may contain plastic.
The company released a statement saying: ‘With this recall, we would like to prevent consumers who have purchased one of the above-mentioned products from consuming it.’
‘As far as we know there are 55 countries involved,’
‘We are currently investigating exactly what’s happened, but we cannot be sure that this red piece of plastic isn’t in any other of our products from the same production line.’
The recall covers millions of the products sold in 55 countries, including France, Spain, Netherlands, UK and Germany.
The company initially issued a recall for products sold in the Netherlands and Germany, they then extended it to dozens of other countries.
The recall affected Snickers, Milky Way and Mars bars, as well as other confectionery boxes.
A full list of products affected can be found on the company’s website.
Report: http://www.mars.de/
