Insufficient semaphore risk economy. Latest data on MARS chocolate affected

OCU considered insufficient new alerts semaphore risk

The CNMV intends to add new warnings to the current semaphore risk of economy including: an indicator not suitable for individuals, more about the market cost and the obligation to include several risk scenarios (favorable, neutral or unfavorable) .

OCU believes that these changes add more information are inadequate and do not include any of the defendants changed since consumer associations.

Since OCU is appreciated that the bottom line would extend the obligation of this semaphore risk to include those most dangerous products such as warrants, derivatives, CFD, among others. Products that currently are incredibly, excluded from the regulations.

In the opinion of OCU this semaphore creates more confusion for users and is not a useful tool for the investor.

The fact that institutions may have the power to choose whether to publish the color scale or a single number, collected on a scale of 1-6-rather than the logic of 1-10 (where 5 is not an approved but high risk) may confuse rather than clarify. 

Since OCU believe that this semaphore does not prevent the marketing of toxic or clarifies the risk assumed by an investor when you hire a "dangerous" product contain harmful clauses or may not be protected by any guarantee fund. Therefore OCU recommends keeping a cautious approach and not rely blindly on these labels.

On the other hand OCU believes that the same logic applies to the CNMV whose current scale of 1-7 for investment funds is even less understandable.

For more information, refer to https://www.ocu.org/inversiones/el-semaforo-s5032894.htm

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OCU reports: latest data on MARS chocolate affected

Following the announcement of this week's massive recall of chocolate Mars, Snickers and Milky Way, today is available for additional information. SLU CO Wrigley Company, distributor of Mars products in Spain, has announced through a press release and on its website the list of potentially affected products, OCU advised to consult the following link: http://www.wigley.com/en/Images/batch-possibly-afectados.pdf and call toll free customer 24h 900 102 588.

You can also access a contact form on the affected lots in www.wrigley.es

OCU says that the explanation from the company is that accidentally a lid of a plastic container fell on December 5 in the production line and having found remains yet last week the company voluntarily decided to remove all production between the two dates.

The affected products have been produced at the factory in Veghel, the Netherlands, and are distributed in Spain and 54 other countries by the company of the same group, Wrigley CO SLU. OCU warns that products small pieces of red plastic may appear, it is important that consumers are aware of this so they can identify them.

Since OCU please check the lot number of the chocolate that has already been able to acquire and bear this mind when shopping for new chocolate soon. OCU advises more healthy and less saturated fats and sugars alternatives are assessed. For more information, refer to: http://www.ocu.org/alimentacion/seguridad-alimentaria/noticias/retirada-chocolatinas