Orion Corporation, one of the oldest confectionery and snack manufacturers in South Korea, has recalled its custard cream pie products. The company issued the recall after the country’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety ordered it to do so.
According to The Korea Times, the custard cream products were manufactured at Orion’s factories in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. The MFDS said this week that it ordered Orion Corporation to recall some products after the harmful bacteria called staphylococcus aureus (staph) were found in the snack.
Effects of Staph Infection
The Food and Drug Ministry said this type of bacteria can lead to food poisoning. On top of this, staph may also cause various illnesses ranging from minor to life-threatening effects. Some of the effects can be minor skin infections to severe ailments like meningitis, toxic shock syndrome, and pneumonia.
For these health risks, Orion has been ordered to recall and stop the sale of its Custard snack item. The MDFS said it detected the bacteria in the particular product after randomly checking five Custard products for quality control.
Details of Recalled Batch
The agency said it had examined samples of 12 individually packed Custard creams. This batch was produced on Dec. 12, 2023, and bears the expiration date of June 21, 2024. The result showed that five of the sampled products were contaminated with the staph bacteria.
It was reported that the affected Custards are part of the 4,000 packs that were made in the mentioned manufacturing plant. This batch has a total weight of around 1,318 kilograms.
In response to the recall order, the MDFS said that Orion informed the ministry that it would recall a portion first. The company said it will initially pull out a batch weighing 600 kilos.
“The North Chungcheong Cheongju government has taken measures to swiftly recall the products,” Korea Joongang Daily quoted the Food and Drug Safety Ministry as saying in a statement. “Consumers who purchased the product should not consume it and return it to the place of purchase.”
Photo by: Orion Website


Domino’s Weighs Appeal After Australian Court Rules Workers Were Misled on Pay
Samsung Cuts U.S. Consumer Electronics Jobs as Headquarters Moves to Texas
KPMG Australia Appoints John Sams as CEO Following Audit Leak Scandal
Belimo H1 Sales Surge as AI Data Center Cooling Drives More Than Half of Growth
IBM Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates as Software Growth Offsets Infrastructure Weakness
Elon Musk Fuels SpaceX-Tesla Merger Speculation After Earnings Call
Super Micro Computer Stock Jumps 20% After Record AI Orders and Margin Surge
ASML Trillion-Dollar Valuation: Can Europe’s AI Chip Giant Reach the Historic Milestone?
Wistron Opens $700M Texas AI Factory to Build Nvidia Superchips in U.S.
Alphabet Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates as AI Spending, Google Cloud Growth Fuel Outlook
Intel, AMD Seek Long-Term China Server CPU Deals as AI Demand Drives Supply Crunch
Nvidia Reveals 9.3% Stake in AI Cloud Firm Nebius Following $2 Billion Investment
Alaska Air Q3 Outlook Misses Estimates as Higher Fuel Costs Weigh on Profit Forecast
OpenAI Australia Data Center Switches Cooling Strategy After Recycled Water Plan Fails
Chalco Shares Jump as Chinalco Plans Up to $300 Million Stake Increase
Ryanair Warns Summer Airfares May Stay Lower as Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates
Macquarie Names Greg Ward as CEO, Signaling Stability and Strategic Continuity 



