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Waitrose recalls luxury chocolate bars over plastic fears | Waitrose recalls luxury chocolate bars over plastic fears |
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Waitrose is recalling four varieties of its luxury chocolate bars over fears they may contain pieces of plastic. | Waitrose is recalling four varieties of its luxury chocolate bars over fears they may contain pieces of plastic. |
Affected products include the Waitrose white chocolate and the white chocolate with matcha tea and pistachio bar. | Affected products include the Waitrose white chocolate and the white chocolate with matcha tea and pistachio bar. |
Its milk chocolate bar with pistachio, almond and hazelnut and the Waitrose milk chocolate bar with feuilletine and sea salt are also being recalled. | Its milk chocolate bar with pistachio, almond and hazelnut and the Waitrose milk chocolate bar with feuilletine and sea salt are also being recalled. |
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) urged customers not to eat the bars warning they "could represent a safety risk". | The Food Standards Agency (FSA) urged customers not to eat the bars warning they "could represent a safety risk". |
All the 85g bars affected have a best before date of the end of July 2018. | All the 85g bars affected have a best before date of the end of July 2018. |
A Waitrose spokeswoman said the recall was because some pieces of a plastic mould broke off during a production run. | |
"We're very sorry to our customers for this. We believe only a small amount of the production run was affected," she added. | |
The supermarket is urging any customers who bought one of the chocolate bars to return it to a store for a full refund. | |
"We are recalling the above products, as there is the potential that a small number of bars may be contaminated with pieces of plastic," Waitrose said in a statement. | "We are recalling the above products, as there is the potential that a small number of bars may be contaminated with pieces of plastic," Waitrose said in a statement. |
Customers who bought the affected chocolate bars can call Waitrose on 0800 188884. | Customers who bought the affected chocolate bars can call Waitrose on 0800 188884. |
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