Mars orders mass recall of chocolate bars

Products withdrawn from shelves in voluntary measure after a piece of plastic is found in a Snickers bar in Germany

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Confectionary giant Mars had ordered a mass recall in "dozens" of countries, including the UK, after plastic was found in one of its products.

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