The health ministry said on Wednesday that it had received information that some batches of Bounty, Snickers and Twix ice creams on the market contained a banned carcinogen, ethylene oxide, and were being withdrawn.

At room temperature, ethylene oxide, which is banned in the EU, is a flammable colourless gas and is used as a steriliser. It is said to have the ability to damage DNA and cause cancer.

Lot number Expiry date

Bounty

010E2DOE02

28/2/2022
010E3DOE02 28/2/2022
021D3DOE02 30/4/2022
102E2DOE02 31/12/2022
102F1DOE02 31/12/2022
102F2DOE02 31/12/2022
109E1DOE02 28/2/2023
115F2DOE01 31/3/2023
010D2DOE02 28/2/2022
048D2DOE02 31/10/2022
102D1DOE02 31/12/2022
102D2DOE02 31/12/2022

Snickers

047C2DOE02

31/10/2022
047C3DOE02 31/10/2022
105E2DOE02 31/1/2023
105E3DOE02 31/1/2023
105F2DOE02 31/1/2023
107F3DOE02 31/1/2023
111E2DOE02 28/2/2023
111E3DOE02 28/2/2023
101C2DOE02 31/12/2022
105A2DOE02 31/1/2023
047B3DOE01 31/10/2022
047C1DOE01 31/10/2022
047C2DOE01 31/10/2022

Twix

047C3DOE01

31/10/2022
022A2DOE01 30/4/2022
046G3DOE01 31/10/2022
104F2DOE01 31/12/2022
116A3DOE01 31/3/2023

Consumers who are in possession of the ice cream should avoid consuming them the ministry said.