Mars Inc recalls products in 55 countries - AP

Frankfurt: US chocolate maker Mars Inc announced a recall of chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries after bits of plastic were found in one of its products, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
A statement posted on the website of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said Mars recalled Snickers, Mars, Milky Way, Celebrations and Mini Mix after a piece of plastic was found in one of its products that could cause choking.
Mars Netherlands said it was working closely with the Dutch food safety authority on the matter, according to the statement.
The privately held company earlier said it had recalled products in Germany, but was not immediately available to confirm which other countries might be affected.
"We want to avoid having consumers who bought one of the (affected) products consume them," Mars said in a statement on its German website.
It said the recall affected all Mars and Snickers products, Milky Way Minis and Miniatures as well as certain kinds of Celebrations confectionery boxes with best-before dates ranging from June 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017.
It did not say what the total volume of the affected products was or what financial impact the recall would have.