Yuk!! One mans food and all that. Our mats were part and parcel of the purchase. They are not that expensive and for winter use we have the heavy duty rubbet mats.
Black is not the easiest of carpets to keep clean.
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll be steering clear of those then. I thought it might be a new style for the W211 or something along the lines of the 'Evolution' mats that they do for the C Class Coupes.
OEM MB mats will always have the MB star in addition to Mercedes Benz printed on them on the drivers' side only on a silver metal plate. This applies to the current latest style mat.