Chocolate bars made by giant producer Mars are being taken off the shelves after bits of plastic were found in a product.
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Mars Chocolate is recalling several confectionary brands including Mars, Snickers, Milky Way and Celebrations.
The affected candy brands are Mars, Snickers, Milky Way, Celebrations, and Mini Mix.
The products involved have best before dates from June 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017.
Mars products on sale in Britain are affected, the AFP news agency reported, along with chocolates in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
“We wanted to avoid customers who have bought our products from consuming them”, the company said via a press release in German.
It is not known how many products are affected, but the US-based company has warned that chocolates listed in the recall must not be eaten.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said on its website the pieces of plastic posed a choking hazard.
