The Vending Revolution withdraws some Snack-a-Can brand sweets
Monday 16 August 2010
The Vending Revolution has withdrawn some Fizzy Jelly Mix and Fizzy Cola Bottles sweets, because the metal bottom of the can that contains the sweets has been inserted the wrong way. This means the sweets might react with the metal base and cause the metal to corrode and the sweets to change colour. Snack-a-Can brand products are sold by vending machines.
The Agency has issued a Product Withdrawal Information Notice advising anyone not to eat the affected products.
Product details
The withdrawn products are:
Snack-a-Can brand Fizzy Jelly Mix, 60g
- Best before: March 2011 and May 2011
- Batch codes: LT9134F, LT9254F and LT9334F
Snack-a-Can brand Fizzy Cola Bottles, 62g
- Best before: April 2011 and May 2011
- Batch codes: LT9309F and 0143x
The Vending Revolution has withdrawn the affected sweets from sale. It has asked businesses that sell the products to remove any affected sweets from vending machines.
No other The Vending Revolution products are known to be affected.
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