More than a million Cadbury chocolate bars are to be removed from shelves amid fears that they may be contaminated with salmonella.

The 250g Dairy Milk Turkish, Dairy Milk Caramel and Dairy Milk Mint bars, the Dairy Milk 8 chunk and the 1kg Dairy Milk bar are among products affected.

 

The 105g Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg and the Freddo bar were also affected.

 

The contamination was caused by a leaking pipe at Cadbury's Marlbrook plant, near Leominster, Herefordshire.

 

A Cadbury spokesman said the move had been carried out "purely as a precautionary measure".

 

"The levels are significantly below the standard that would be any health problem, but we are taking this measure as a precaution.

 

"If there are people who have eaten one of these chocolate bars today they should not worry, but they can get in touch with us if they are concerned for a full refund."

 

The factory at Marlbrook generates 97,000 tonnes of milk chocolate crumb every year.

 

It processes 180 million litres of fresh milk, 56,000 tonnes of sugar and 13,000 tonnes of cocoa liquor annually in the production process.

 

The crumb is transported to other sites at Bournville, near Birmingham, and Somerdale, near Bristol, to be blended with cocoa butter and turned into milk chocolate.

 

The spokesman said the company had been manufacturing chocolate for more than 100 years and always treated public wellbeing as its "highest priority".

 

The free helpline number for Cadbury is 0800 818181.

 

Uneaten products should be returned to Cadbury Recall, Freepost MID20061, Birmingham B3O 2QZ, and a refund will be given.

 

 

AFFECTED CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS

Dairy Milk Turkish 250g

Dairy Milk Caramel

Dairy Milk Mint bars

Dairy Milk 8 chunk

Dairy Milk 1kg bar

Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg 105g

10p Freddo bar

 

 

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zoinks!! this after I had just discovered my local supermarket sells imported choco bars!! Good thing I didn't buy any!

that suckkssss :confused:

 

at least no one had gotten sick yet :)

I knew it! Chocolate is bad for your health!

Chocking!!:o

Oh man, I like Cadbury's as well. Although I haven't eaten chocolate in awhile!

I knew it! Chocolate is bad for your health!

 

 

way to blow things waaay out of proportion! :P

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cadbury is my FAVORITE, although we don't get it here in the states plus it's just not the same as the stuff in england.