Popular chocolate maker Mars has announced an international recall on fears that consumers might actually swallow pieces of plastic.
The mass recall is expected to affect as many as 55 countries around the world, mostly in Europe—including Holland, Germany, France, and Britain, but also Sri Lanka and Vietnam—though it will not extend to the United States.
The tainted candy is believed to have come from the Mars factory in the southern town of Veghel in the Netherlands.
According to the BBC, a customer in Germany discovered tiny bits of red plastic inside a Snickers bar back in January.
Although Mars is actually based in the U.S., chocolate manufactured in the Dutch factory never made its way to the states.
While Mars has not announced how much the international recall is expected to cost the company, they are still voluntarily recalling certain products.
According to a statement issued by Mars on Tuesday, some of the affected products include Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, Celebrations, and Mini Mix.
One side note worth mentioning is that a spokesperson for Mars in the UK has insisted that Britain was “hardly impacted” by the voluntary recall.
Another Mars statement revealed that products with a best before date from 19 June 2016 to 8 January 2017 have been affected.
“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,” said Eline Bijveld, Mars corporate affairs coordinator for the Netherlands.
