MFDS Suspends Sales and Recalls Bread Contaminated with Food Poisoning Bacteria

Products detected with Staphylococcus aureus leading to sales suspension and recall measures. [Photo by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety]

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 18th that Staphylococcus aureus, a food poisoning bacterium, was detected in the 'Fig Dacquoise' product manufactured and sold by the food manufacturing and processing company 'Bbangdeumeal' (located in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi Province), and that sales of the product have been suspended and a recall has been initiated.

The recall target is the product with a manufacturing date marked as April 7, 2023.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has taken measures to promptly recall the product and urged consumers who purchased the product to stop consumption and return it to the place of purchase.

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