Cadbury withdraws chocolate bars in the UK

Faced with a salmonella scare, Cadbury has withdrawn seven of its products from the shelves.

26 Junel 2006
MUMBAI, INDIA

Facing a salmonella scare, Cadbury has withdrawn more than a million Cadbury chocolate bars from retail shelves in the UK.

According to Cadbury, it consulted with the Food Standards Agency and agreed to withdraw the seven products. They are the 250g Dairy Milk Turkish, Dairy Milk Caramel and Dairy Milk Mint bars, the Dairy Milk 8 chunk, the 1kg Dairy Milk bar, the 105g Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg, and the 10p Freddo bar.

According to reports, the Cadbury spokesman has said that the products are being recalled as a precautionary, as some of these products may contain minute traces of salmonella.

He further added that Cadbury has identified the source of the problem and rectified it, and is taking steps to ensure these particular products are no longer available for sale.

Cadbury is expected to have fresh stocks of these products back on the market in the near future, according to the company.