Recall for Mars milk drinks

Bacterial pollution: recall of Mars milk drinks

08/20/2014

The company Mars has started a recall campaign for various milk drinks. Mars Milk, Bounty Drink, Snickers Shake and Milky Way Milk bottles could be contaminated with bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Consumers had complained of nausea and diarrhea
The company Mars, which is best known in Germany for its chocolate bars, recalls various milk drinks that could cause bacteria that can trigger food poisoning. According to press reports, company-reported bacterial load was detected in the UK after consumers complained of nausea and diarrhea. Accordingly, the milk drinks from German bottling have been recalled since last week in various European countries.

Products are also recalled in Germany
Now calls the US chocolate company Mars, the products in Germany because of the possible bacterial load back. As the portal grocery warn.de announced on Tuesday, are the 350-milliliter bottles Mars Milk, Bounty Drink, Snickers Shake and Milky Way Milk with expiration date between 19 December 2014 and 11 April 2015, affected. If consumers have purchased these sports closure products, they should not drink them and contact them for more information „Consumer Care Team“ of the company.

Food poisoning possible
The drinks were produced at Milchwerke Mittelelbe in Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt, which belong to the Krüger Group. There were also Mars milk drinks produced, which were also recalled on Sunday because of possible bacteria in France. According to a news agency AFP, Mars had said the drinks may contain a bacterium called bacillus subtilis, also called hay bacilli, which may cause food poisoning or lead to vomiting and diarrhea. (Ad)