Chinese Mooncakes with Sponge Cake Recalled Due to Contamination – Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Issues Warning

Chinese mooncakes with sponge cake. /News 1

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has blocked sales of Chinese mooncakes distributed on the market after they were found to contain abrasive sponges.

According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 3rd, brushes were found in some Chinese-made “Ohin Mooncake” products imported and sold by Yoon Food in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do.

The product in question has a production date of March 18, 2024 and a 450g packaging unit. Raw materials included flour, sugar, sesame seeds, walnuts, peanuts and almonds.

Moon cakes are round-shaped snacks that Chinese people usually eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival, China’s Chuseok. As a result, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety requested: “Sellers should stop selling the product and consumers should return it to the place of purchase.”

In 2021, a video of a man carrying cabbages without a shirt was released in China, sparking controversy. /Online community

This isn’t the only hygiene controversy related to Chinese food. In October last year, a video was released showing a man wearing work clothes and a helmet entering the storage area for malt, a raw material for beer, and urinating in Qingdao’s third factory, Pingdu province. of Shandong, China. When domestic consumers expressed concern, importer Beer K explained: “We confirmed that the Qingdao factory in the video only produces beer for domestic consumption.”

In 2021, a video was released in China of a man working topless in a pit full of cabbage. At the time, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said about “naked kimchi”: “After checking with the Chinese embassy, ​​etc., this pickled cabbage has not been imported into Korea.”

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