The Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 3 that it is currently suspending sales and recalling the Orion food company’s popular “Custard” snack after detecting food poisoning bacteria in the product. Custard is considered to be one of Orion’s signature products alongside Choco Pies.
According to the FDA, Staphylococcus aureus, the detected bacterium, secretes toxins in food, causing symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. A “non-compliant” judgment is issued if even one of five samples tests positive for this bacterium during inspections.
The manufacturing date of the affected product is Dec. 22, 2023, with an expiration date of June 21, 2024. The product is a 276 g package containing 12 snacks weighing 23 g each. It was found that a total of 1,318.2 kg of this product had been shipped from Orion’s 4th Cheongju factory.
An Orion representative stated, “We immediately took recall measures upon receiving the results of our self-administered quality inspection. Most of the products targeted for recall have already been collected, and we plan to complete the recall by tomorrow.”