South Korea: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, suspension and recall of Vietnam pepper sales

Published Aug 4, 2023

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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea has suspended sales of Vietnamese chili peppers after detecting pesticide residues that exceed the standard. The recall applies to peppers imported by Agricultural Corporation New Green Food and sold by Hosin Nongsan. Consumers who have purchased the product are advised to stop eating it and return it to the place of purchase.

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[Reporter Go Seong-jin, Korea Rural Newspaper] Authorities have taken action to recall imported red pepper products that have exceeded the pesticide residue standard. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recently announced that it would suspend sales of the product and take recall measures after detecting residual pesticides in excess of the standard in Vietnamese “chili peppers” sold on the market. The subject of recall is Vietnamese peppers (year of production: 2023) imported by ‘Agricultural Corporation New Green Food (Saha-gu, Busan)’ and products subdivided and sold by ‘Hosin Nongsan (Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam)’. The product was imported as frozen red pepper and was found to be unsuitable as a result of the collection inspection of distribution products by the local government while drying and ...

Source: Agrinet