During the ‘Jubilee
Test’ back in February, 1980, England were in dire straits when Taylor was
adjudged caught behind by umpire Jiban Dhan Ghosh off Kapil Dev’s bowling.
However, captain Gundappa Viswanath asked Taylor whether he nicked it and the
English batsman replied in negative. The Indian captain then recalled him ! ~ do
you know that Viswanath captained India in ODI only once !!
Sure you know of
Cocoa bean……..most people are addicted to chocolates, made of cocoa bean....
the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of ‘Theobroma cacao’, from which cocoa
solids and cocoa butter are extracted. A cocoa pod (fruit) has a rough and
leathery rind about 3 cm thick (this varies with the origin and variety of
pod). It is filled with sweet, mucilaginous pulp (called 'baba de cacao' in
South America) enclosing 30 to 50 large seeds that are fairly soft and white to
a pale lavender color. While seeds are usually white, they become violet or
reddish brown during the drying process. Republic of Ghana, located in Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean,
in West Africa is famous for cocoa beans.
There are many popular
brands. Toblerone is a Swiss chocolate bar brand owned by
Mondelēz International, Inc., It is well
known for its distinctive prism shape (triangular prism or pentahedron).
A product recall is
a request to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product
defects that might endanger the consumer or put the maker/seller at risk of
legal action. The recall is an effort to limit liability for corporate
negligence which can cause significant legal costs and limit ruination of the
corporate image. Primarily any product
can be recalled and that includes the automobiles too. An automotive recall is
a way for a manufacturer to tell you that there could be something about your
car or vehicle that presents a risk of
injury or property damage. The recalls are intended to fix known problems
with vehicles in an effort to keep roadways, the vehicle, the owner, driver and
other road users safer.
U.S. confectionery
giant Mars has ordered a full recall of a number of its most popular chocolate
bars in the UK, and several other European nations, reports MailOnline.
Customers are
warned not to eat any Mars or Snickers bars or Celebration boxes with best
before dates from June 2016 to January 2017, as they may contain plastic. The
massive recall covers millions of products sold in 55 countries, including Britain,
Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain, which are all made at
Mars Inc's factory in the Netherlands.
The recall
initially covered products sold in Germany and the Netherlands, before being
extended to Britain, Italy, Spain and France on Tuesday afternoon, as well as
dozens of other countries. The recall affected all Mars and Snickers products,
Milky Way Minis and Miniatures as well as certain kinds of Celebrations
confectionery boxes. The concerned products will have best-before dates ranging
from June 19, 2016 to January 8, 2017.
According to a
Coordinator, there are 55 countries involved,' and the recall 'only involves the products
that are made in the Netherlands', at the Mars factory in the southern town of
Veghel. The move comes after a customer
found a red piece of plastic in a Snickers bar bought on January 8 in Germany. After he complained to Mars, the plastic was
traced back to Veghel which determined that it came from a protective cover
used in the plant's manufacturing process.
The food giant decided in a 'voluntary' fashion and 'out of
precaution' to issue the recall which covers mostly
European nations It also spreads further abroad to some countries like Sri
Lanka and Vietnam, but does not extend to the United States, it is stated… web
searches indicate that India is not among the countries of recall.
Mars introduced
Snickers way back in 1930; it was named
after the favourite horse of the Mars family. The Snickers candy bar consists
of nougat, peanuts, and caramel with a chocolate coating.
Getting back to the
Q on Vishwanath, he was at the helm for only once – in ODI no. 117 at Hamilton
on 15th Feb 1981 when New Zealand beat India by 57 runs.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
23rd Feb
2016.
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