Urgent warning as Tony's Chocolonely bars hit by international recall spanning 20 countries

It's bad news for any chocolate lovers out there. Tony's Chocolonely has been forced to recall its products in 20 countries.

The New York-based company recalled some of its tasty treats after learning that a supplier issue meant small stones may be present in certain bars.

In a statement on the company's website, they said: "Whilst the chance of any individual product being affected is low, we have decided to take this step in order to ensure the safety and satisfaction of Tony’s Chocolonely consumers."

Tony's Chocolonely has recalled three of its chocolate bars due to a supplier issue (Instagram/@tonyschocolonely_uk_ire)

Why have Tony's Chocolonely bars been recalled?

After receiving complaints from customers, the chocolate maker was able to identify what had gone wrong.

"Once we started to receive consumer complaints, we were able to trace the issue back to one of our almond suppliers," the company stated. "After further investigation, it appears that a new origin of almonds in a limited batch was insufficiently processed at the supplier’s factory, resulting in a risk of foreign objects - small stones - being present in the final products that were made."

The products affected across multiple countries are the Dark Almond Sea Salt Bar and Everything Bar - the latter of which is also known as the Melk Karamel Amandel Noga Pretzel Zeezout Bar or Greatest Bits Bar.

Tony's Chocolonely assures customers that no other products are affected, saying the contamination bars were distributed between 7 February and 24 March and only certain batch numbers are subject to the recall.

Which countries are affected?

The countries affected by the recall notice are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The recalled Tony's Chocolonely bars

Tony's Everything Bar: Lot code 163094 with the corresponding UPC 858010005641; lot code 162634 with the corresponding UPC 858010005641; and lot code M162634 with the corresponding UPC 85001182890

Tony's Dark Almond Sea Salt Bar: Lot code 4327 with the corresponding UPC 850011828564; lot code 4330 with the corresponding UPC 850011828564; lot code 4331 with the corresponding UPC 850011828564; lot code M4331 with the corresponding UPC 850032676441

If you have any of these items, Tony's Chocolonely advises against consuming them. Instead, return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund or replacement. If you bought the bar from the Tony's Chocolonely online store, you can fill in the form here to get a refund.

Or, if you have any questions, you can email the company at [email protected].

The company stressed that aside from the above bars, 'all other Tony’s Chocolonely products remain safe to consume and are not impacted'.

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