Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Food Recall: Chocolate Bars: Snickers, Mars, Bounty, Twix

Date Notified To FSANZ
25 July 2011
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Food Type
Chocolate Bars
Product Name
Snickers Bar
Mars Bar
Bounty Bar
Twix Bar
Reason for Recall
The recall of the above products is due to non-compliant labelling – (including the undeclared allergens peanut, tree nuts, soy, milk, egg and gluten)
Package Description & Size
Wrapped single serve chocolate bars:
Snickers Bar 57g
Mars Bar 51g
Bounty Bar 57g
Twix Bar 58g
Country of Origin
Germany and Netherlands
These products have been imported from Denmark
Date Marking
Snickers Bar 16-10-11
Mars Bar 25-12-11
Bounty Bar 25-09-11
Twix Bar 10-10-11
Batch Codes
Snickers Bar 111F1NLD0311
Mars Bar 113F3NLD0311
Bounty Bar 108B3NLD0103
Twix Bar GC116
Australian Distribution
These products have been available for sale in Cheap As Chips retail stores in South Australia and Victoria.
Overseas Distribution
FSANZ has no further information on the distribution of these products outside Australia.
Comments

These products are not associated with the products made locally by Mars Chocolate Australia. The products can be identified by foreign writing on the packets and the above batch code numbers.

Problem: The recall of the above products is due to non-compliant labelling – (including undeclared allergens peanut, tree nuts, soy, milk, egg and gluten)

Food safety hazard: Any consumers who have an allergy or intolerance to peanut, tree nuts, soy, milk, egg or gluten may have an allergic reaction if the product is consumed.

What to do: Concerned consumers may wish to return the products to the place of purchase for a full refund. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

For further information
please call
Cheap As Chips: (08) 81501400
For full ingredient listing please see our website at www.cheapaschips.com.au
Reproduced with permission of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Uploaded by Melbourne Quality Assurance www.melbourneqa.com 

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