Mozambique: INAE to seize Kit Kat products that may contain glass

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Mozambique: INAE to seize Kit Kat products that may contain glass

4:16 CAT | 14 Feb 2022

Photo: Noticias

Mozambique’s National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE) is launching a campaign to collect Kit Kat chocolate products in the country due to the potential presence of pieces of glass in the confectionery.

The initiative comes after the food and beverage company Nestle South Africa announced the voluntary withdrawal of Kit Kat Mini Bag Milk 32 per 200 grams and Kit Kat Two Finger Milk 36 per 20 grams, with expiry dates of 30 September and October 31, 2022, respectively.

INAE inspector general Rita Freitas said that, up until Friday, Mozambican inspection teams had not found any of the products suspected of containing pieces of glass in official markets.

“According to Nestlé, the product was not exported to Mozambique, but our fear is that the chocolates have entered illegally and are already on the market, so we urge people to report them if they find them for sale,” Freitas said.

Nestlé says that, to date, no complaints or injuries have been reported.

“ We are taking this action out of an abundance of caution having discovered the presence of small pieces of glass during our quality and safety checks,” a Nestlé press release reads.

Food maker Nestlé SA announced on February 2 the voluntary recall of some KitKat chocolate bars due to the possibility that they may contain pieces of glass.

Read: Chocolate bars in SA that may contain glass recalled

Nestle SA “limited recall” affected the following products:

Nestlé KitKat 2 Finger Milk 36x20g UTZ MB with production codes “13590177″‚ “13600177″‚ “13620177″‚ “13630177″‚ “13640177″‚ “13650177″‚ “20010177″‚ “20100177″‚ “20110177″‚ “20100177″‚ and “20110177″ visible on the back of the packaging; and Mini Bag Milk 32x200g UTZ with production codes “20120177″‚ “20010177″‚ “20020177″‚ “20030177″‚ “20080177″‚ “13620177″‚ “13600177″‚ and “13610177″ visible on the back of the packaging.

“The voluntary recall is limited to products with the production codes listed above only. No other sizes and variants of KitKat products (dark chocolate and white chocolate) are affected by this recall.

Source: Noticias / Business Insider SA