I was interviewed on BBC radio 5 this morning about the Mars product recall.
It seems to me to be a very professional response, particularly given the danger of a choking hazard.
It has clearly been made more difficult in that product was in the distribution chain, possibly for some time, before they were aware that there was a problem, hence the very widespread recall.
Plastic is extremely difficult to detect in food products. Metal detection is sensitive, efficient and universal but no effective system exists for detecting small pieces of plastic.
Feb 24