Looks like the whole Mars and Snickers bar scare is affecting the products sold here too — the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has issued a recall for the super-sugary candy bricks.
The whole brouhaha erupted after a customer in Germany found bits of plastic in a Snickers bar last month, which was traced back to a Mars factory in the southern town of Veghel in the Netherlands.
Following the discovery, Mars inc ordered a recall of their chocolate products in 55 countries, citing uncertainty that the plastic bits were only in that particular Snickers. Not all the Mars bars in the world, mind you (though that would be a good thing for health); just the ones manufactured at the Dutch plant.
“We do not want any products on the market that may not meet our quality requirements, so we decided to take them all back,” said a Mars Netherlands spokesperson.
In Singapore, AVA confirmed that there were indeed imports of Mars chocolate products from that particular plant, and from the same batch too.
“As a precautionary measure, AVA has instructed the affected importers to remove SNICKERS®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and CELEBRATIONS® manufactured in the Netherlands from the market immediately,” the authority announced in a press release.
Consumers who’ve purchased them are advised not to consume them, unless they’re willing to gamble having bits of plastic stuck in their throats.
