A shopper looks at milk powder products in a store in downtown Seoul on Feb. 18.
The food safety ministry said worker error is suspected to have caused the recent mixing of cleaning solution in some Maeil Dairies' milk products, requesting a one-month business suspension on the company's plant responsible for the incident.
Maeil Dairies, a major dairy product manufacturer, on Monday issued an apology over an accident involving the mixing of cleaning solution in one of its sterilized milk products during production.
The withdrawal is limited to Maeil Milk Original in 200 milliliters (6.76 fluid ounces) cantons, with an expiry date of Feb. 16, 2025, produced at the company’s Gwangju factory.
Binggrae is seeking state-registered cultural heritage status for its banana-flavored milk container, designed to resemble a traditional Korean moon jar, which has been in use since the product's launch in 1974.
A Binggrae ad for Banana-Flavored Milk starring table tennis player Shin Yu-bin, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, was uploaded onto YouTube on Friday.
Dairy farmers and dairy companies reached an agreement to freeze the price of milk at 1,084 won per liter and cut the price of milk for processed goods by 5 won per liter.
Local milk producers are adding premium products amid decreasing demand and cheaper foreign alternatives.
Negotiations over raw milk prices have been dragging on as representatives from the farming industry — which involves the raising and milking of livestock — and dairy industry have clashed.
A man is seen picking out a milk carton pack at a discount mart in downtown Seoul on Sunday.
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