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Part | Charger | tankjs | date | 08/04/01 | |
State food inspection authorities concluded that most of the alien substances found in food products were introduced during the distribution process, officials said yesterday.
However, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said the silicon material detected in Nongshim`s rice shrimp crackers may have been mixed in the snack in the manufacturing stage.
The announcement was made after the KFDA inspected four food items that were reported to have contained substances dangerous to health.
Following new reports last week that a furry object, believed to be the head of a mouse, was found in a packet of shrimp crackers, one of Korea`s most popular snacks, similar consumer claims have been flooding into the state-run agency.
According to KFDA officials, consumer claims revealed several different objects were discovered in some snacks and food: mold in a bowl of instant rice, a piece of silicon material inside rice shrimp crackers, a green caterpillar in a packaged bowl of instant noodles and a green algae substance inside a pack of green tea.
In another incident, it was reported yesterday that some high school students in Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province, found a caterpillar in a pack of chocolate biscuits purchased last Friday.
"As we were sharing the pack of biscuits, we found a moving caterpillar in the pack," the students told local media. "There were even parts in the biscuit that was eaten by the caterpillar."
After receiving the students` consumer report, officials of the manufacturing company reportedly compensated the students with alternative snacks and recalled all of its remaining chocolate biscuits from the store. The expiration date of the snack was found to be May 20.
The local Yeonggwang-gun office said it will conduct its own investigation of the case, along with reporting it to the KDFA.
By Cho Ji-hyun
(sharon@heraldm.com)
2008.03.26
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/
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