"Complaints of Strange Odor in Pepsi Zero Sugar"... MFDS Begins Investigation

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] It has been revealed that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has launched an investigation after complaints were raised about a foul odor coming from some products of Lotte Chilsung Beverage's carbonated drink 'Pepsi Zero Sugar.'

According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and industry sources on the 22nd, a local government in Gyeonggi Province recently received such complaints and is conducting its own investigation, while the Ministry is also collecting the same product from other regions for comparative analysis.

This appears to be related to recent complaints on social networking services (SNS) about a strange smell coming from the neck of the PET bottle of Pepsi Zero Sugar.

Lotte Chilsung stated that although there is a strange odor from the 500ml PET bottle container and cap of Pepsi Zero Sugar, there is absolutely no issue with the quality, taste, or aroma of the contents. They attribute the problem to the distribution and storage process under hot and humid conditions caused by the summer monsoon season and plan to comprehensively identify the cause and implement corrective measures. Currently, Lotte Chilsung Beverage is exchanging the product upon consumer request.

Meanwhile, Pepsi Zero, launched in January last year, has been performing well with cumulative sales exceeding 310 million cans as of June this year.

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