MFDA bans Toblerone sale over plastic contamination
The chocolate was tainted with plastic due to a problem with the chocolate making machine, the MFDA said.
By
Aishath Fareeha Abdulla
A batch of the popular chocolate brand, Toblerone, has been banned from being imported and sold in Maldives, after receiving information that it is contaminated with plastic.
The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) was informed through the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and the WHO's International Food Safety Authorities Network that the contaminated batch of milk-chocolate belonging to the Swiss brand Toblerone has entered Maldives.
The chocolate was tainted with plastic due to a problem with the chocolate making machine, the MFDA said.
The MFDA said the contaminated chocolate could cause a piece of plastic to get stuck in the throat or damage the teeth.
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Caution is requested for Toblerone Milk and Toblerone Milk Honey and Almond Nougat
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The batch of Toblerone milk chocolate was produced on 1 September 2023
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Toblerone Milk and Honey chocolate’s expiration date is 2 December 2024
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Sale has been banned for 50 grams and100 grams of these chocolate bars.
