Customers are
warned not to eat any Mars or Snickers bars or Celebration boxes with best
before dates from June 2016 to January 2017, as they may contain plastic. The
massive recall covers millions of products sold in 55 countries, including Britain,
Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain, which are all made at
Mars Inc's factory in the Netherlands.
The recall
initially covered products sold in Germany and the Netherlands, before being
extended to Britain, Italy, Spain and France on Tuesday afternoon, as well as
dozens of other countries. The recall affected all Mars and Snickers products,
Milky Way Minis and Miniatures as well as certain kinds of Celebrations
confectionery boxes. The concerned products will have best-before dates ranging
from June 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017.
According to a
Coordinator, there are 55 countries involved,' and the recall 'only involves the products
that are made in the Netherlands', at the Mars factory in the southern town of
Veghel. The move comes after a customer
found a red piece of plastic in a Snickers bar bought on January 8 in Germany. After he complained to Mars, the plastic was
traced back to Veghel which determined that it came from a protective cover
used in the plant's manufacturing process.
The food giant decided in a 'voluntary' fashion and 'out of
precaution' to issue the recall which covers mostly
European nations It also spreads further abroad to some countries like Sri
Lanka and Vietnam, but does not extend to the United States, it is stated… web
searches indicate that India is not among the countries of recall.
Mars introduced
Snickers way back in 1930; it was named
after the favorite horse of the Mars family. The Snickers candy bar consists
of nougat, peanuts, and caramel with a chocolate coating.
Getting back to the
Q on Vishwanath, he was at the helm for only once – in ODI no. 117 at Hamilton
on 15th Feb 1981 when New Zealand beat India by 57 runs.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
23rd Feb 2016.
