Best Before Dates Of All UK Chocolate Bars Affected

Confectionary giant Mars has recalled chocolate bars in 55 countries after a German customer found plastic in a Snickers bar last month.

The UK Food Standards Agency has now confirmed the best before dates of all the chocolate bars which come under the huge product recall by the American chocolate manufacturer.

All of the products in question were produced at the same factory in the Netherlands, at the same time, and have been recalled in Europe.

A spokesperson for Mars Netherlands told media: “We cannot be sure that this plastic was only in that particular Snickers. We do not want any products on the market that may not meet our quality requirements, so we decided to take them all back.”

The FSA has recommended that customers should avoid eating fun size Mars and Milky Way bars and boxes of Celebrations with the following package sizes and best before dates:

• 250g bags of Mars Funsize (product code AV39F) with a best before date from 11/09/16 to 02/10/16;

• 227g bags of Milky Way Funsize (product code AV39J) with a best before date of 02/10/16;

• Variety Funsize - Family Favourites (product code AV33W) with a best before date from 29/05/16 to 14/08/16;

• Variety Funsize - Party Mix (product code AV33T) with a best before date from 15/05/16 to 07/08/16