Editing Mars bar (section)

== Recalls ==
In July 2005, Mars bars, along with the [[Snickers]] bar, were recalled due to an anonymous extortion attempt against [[Star City Casino]] in Sydney.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2005-07-19 |title=Mars extortion bid aimed at casino |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/mars-extortion-bid-aimed-at-casino-20050720-gdlprw.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> The extortionist claimed to have poisoned seven Mars and Snickers bars at random stores in [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-01 |title=Threat sparks Mars, Snickers bar recall |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/threat-sparks-mars-snickers-bar-recall-20050702-gdlm3i.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> As a result, [[Masterfoods]] Corporation, the company that manufactures Mars bars in Australia, recalled the entire Mars and Snickers product from store shelves in New South Wales.<ref name=":0" /> In the later half of August 2005, the threat to the public was deemed negligible and the bars returned to shelves.<ref name="Just Food 2005">{{cite web | title=AUSTRALIA: Free Mars bars after extortion threat ends | website=Just Food | date=2005-08-15 | url=https://www.just-food.com/news/australia-free-mars-bars-after-extortion-threat-ends/ | access-date=2022-11-02}}</ref>

In February 2016, Mars, Snickers and various other Mars, Inc. chocolate products were recalled in 55 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The precautionary recall was issued after a customer found pieces of plastic in a Snickers bar purchased in Germany. The error was traced back to a Mars, Inc. factory in [[Veghel]], The Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mars recalls chocolate in 55 countries|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35642075|access-date=23 February 2016|work=BBC News|date=23 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mars Recalls Chocolate Products in 55 Countries|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/business/international/mars-candy-bar-recall-germany.html|access-date=7 March 2016|work=The New York Times|date=23 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hanif|first1=Nadeem|title=UAE part of worldwide chocolate recall by Mars|url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/uae-part-of-worldwide-chocolate-recall-by-mars|access-date=7 March 2016|work=The National|date=24 February 2016}}</ref>