Additional Unauthorized Zucchini Genes Detected in 13 Products Using 'Jukini Hobak'

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 10th that additional tests on processed foods using zucchini as an ingredient detected unauthorized pumpkin genes in 13 products, leading to an immediate sales ban through the Hazardous Food Sales Blocking System and requests for recall and disposal measures to the relevant authorities.

The affected products include ▲Hanwumul's 'Chicken Fried Rice' (expiration date January 25, 2024), 'Beef Bulgogi Fried Rice' (expiration date December 6, 2023), 'Shrimp Fried Rice' (expiration date January 29, 2024), 'Vegetable Fried Rice' (expiration date January 25, 2024) ▲Shinsegae Food's 'Kalmandootguk' (consumption deadline June 10, 2023) ▲Fresh Easy's 'Heavily Loaded Spicy Shrimp Tangsujebi' (consumption deadline October 5, 2023) ▲Hyundai Green Food's 'Healthy Jjajang Sauce' (expiration date March 2, 2024), 'Sweet Pumpkin Bean Cream Risotto & Pomodoro Chicken' (expiration date November 27, 2023), 'Spicy Rata Tui Gnocchi' (expiration date December 11, 2023), 'Spicy Jjukkumi Jjajang Rice' (consumption deadline December 4, 2023), 'Bulgogi Quesadilla' (expiration date September 20, 2023), 'Balance Meal Spicy Chicken & Couscous' (expiration date November 20, 2023), and 'Jjukkumi Jjajang Noodles' (expiration date October 27, 2023), produced by four manufacturers.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to complete the investigation of processed foods using zucchini as an ingredient, which was originally scheduled to finish by mid-April, by the end of this week.

Following the confirmation that some pumpkin seeds produced domestically are unauthorized genetically modified organisms (LMOs), the Ministry collected and tested 108 products from 76 companies using pumpkin as an ingredient.

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