The Chocolate Bar maker Mars calls in 55 countries returned products. Customers should bolt from the affected batches return. Supposedly the goods has been replaced in the retailer’s shelves -. But obviously not anywhere
- Mars calls in 55 countries chocolate bar brands Mars, Snickers , Milky Way and Celebrations back
- Some still suspect goods in circulation
- Many German retailers offer exchange without a receipt at
- Mars replaced packs in the mail
- customers must register under “mars.de” or 02162 500 2150 and send product
- you can find the whole list here.
18:57: Mars has given more details about the type of contamination: Thus, a customer discovered in a purchased in Germany Riegel a red plastic insert. This led to the factory after Veghel, a spokeswoman said. It originated with a protective cover, which will be used in the manufacturing process. As the part had come into the bar, was under consideration. It can not be excluded that a similar foreign bodies is not contained in other products in the same production line.
The sweets produced in Veghel are mainly sold in the Netherlands and in other European countries, according to Mars. But the gigantic recall affects not only most European countries, but also for example Vietnam and Sri Lanka. However, the company did not publish a list of all the countries concerned. “As far as we know, are 55 countries affected,” the spokeswoman said only
18:50:. Mars have not acted on the orders of the authorities, but was lawful to recall the contaminated been obliged product, said a spokesman for the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of consumer protection. The Ministry will consider the entire process.
The US Mars Family is for a ranking of “Lebensmittel Zeitung” world’s second largest confectionery manufacturer, behind American rival Mondelez, but far ahead of the Swiss competitor Nestle. At the German site Viersen near Dusseldorf, around 600 employees provide daily produces approximately 10 million snacks. Mars is privately held, privately owned and
17:20:. Edeka and Kaufland refer customers to the hotline at Mars, which is congested for hours
<. strong> 17:10: When asked by FOCUS online staff explain to the customer hotlines of Aldi, Lidl, Netto, Rewe and Tengelmann that customers affected bolt o return ithout receipt in the store can , Edeka and Kaufland refer to the hotline at Mars, which is congested for hours
17:04:. FOCUS Online was in the late afternoon in a test purchase in a Lidl supermarket packages of Mars bars and Celebration from the affected batches discovered , which should have been actually already been recalled, according to Mars. explains the hotline of Lidl, that you just learned at noon of the recall on demand. The products in question would now be replaced
16:15:. Mars is expanding its recall from. At first he was for Germany, then for seven countries. Meanwhile 55 countries are affected by the recall
15:51: Had Mars at noon still claiming that they had retrieved all suspicious bars by dealers in recent weeks, the company rowing now back. Currently will assess the extent to which affected sweets were delivered and where they are located
12:01:. Mars announces the recall of millions of chocolate bars. All candies of the Mars, Snickers and with a best before date of June 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017 should not be eaten; Moreover, all products of the brand Milky Way Minis and Miniatures and several Celebrations blends with this expiration date.
With the recall, the company wants to prevent consumers consume one of the products mentioned, said Mars. It had deliberately chosen a very long production period, to ensure that all potentially affected products are also retrieved. Other products such as Balisto or Twix are not affected by the recall.
“We at Mars take quality and food safety very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience in this regard with our consumers”, it says on the company’s website. Shortly after the announcement of the recall, the server of Mars was already overloaded and temporarily unable to reach the site.
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