Britain could run out of Mars bars within a fortnight due to Brexit chaos, food experts have warned.
Environment secretary Michael Gove has reportedly been told how two of the ingredients used to make the iconic chocolate nougat are imported and only take a few days to go off.
If these imports were to be barred from entering the UK via the port of Dover in the case of a hard Brexit, Mars Food UK would be unable to make the chocolate at its factory in Slough, Berks.
So worryingly, the favourite would vanish off British newsagent and supermarket shelves.
Chocolate fans have expressed their dismay on Twitter.
One person posted: "Now the threat of no Mars bars in the country is real they would most likely vote to Remain."
Another wrote: "Right, that’s it. The final straw.
"If I’d have known this at the start I would voted Remain."
Others shared concern at the potential loss of jobs at the Slough base.
One person posted: "I guess the manufacturing employees quite a lot of people in the UK."
Buzzfeed News says Mr Gove, an influential Brexiteer, was told the news at a meeting with representatives from the Food and Drink Federation.
Mars bars are made of 21 ingredients, most of which sourced within the UK.
But a No Deal could lead to a gridlock at Dover’s port and effectively shut down one of the UK’s main routes for food imports.
The ingredients can’t be stockpiled.
Mars has been approached for comment.
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