In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that from information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, said products must not be consumed since they contain an ingredient which potentially contains Ethylene oxide.
| Product Description | Quanity Weight | Lot | Best Before | | Snickers Ice Cream Bar Multipacket | 6 x 48g | 051C1DOE02 105E3DOE02 107F3DOE02 | 30/11/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2023 | | Snickers XTra Ice Cream Bar | 66g | 105A2DOE02 | 31/01/2023 | | Twix Ice Cream Bar | 6 x 34.2g | 047C2DOE01 047C1DOE01 | 31/10/2022 31/10/2022 | | Twix XTra Ice Cream Bar | 47g | 022A2DOE01 | 30/04/2022 | | Bounty Ice Cream Bar Multipacket | 6 x 39.1g | 010E2DOE02 102F2DOE02 109E1DOE02 | 28/02/2022 31/12/2022 28/02/2023 |
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Ethylene oxide is a pesticide that is not permitted for use in foods sold in the EU but is approved for use by other countries outside the EU. Although the consumption of the contaminated product does not pose an immediate risk to health, there is an increased risk if there is continued consumption of this chemical in contaminated foods over a long period of time. Therefore, exposure to ethylene oxide needs to be minimised as much as possible. This recall is also in line with common approach agreed Member States at https://ec.europa.eu/food/system/files/2021-07/rasff_ethylene-oxide-incident_e410_crisis-coord_sum.pdf
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email [email protected]. The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Environmental-Health-Directorate-Malta/145027878928626?ref=hl or our official website at for similar information. https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/environmental/Pages/Home-Page.aspx.
