Dongseo Food revealed through its website on April 4th that it will conduct a voluntary recall and offer exchanges or refunds for affected products. The recall applies to Maxim Mocha Gold coffee mix 600g (manufactured at the Changwon C plant, with an expiration date of September 19, 2024, between 14:00 and 23:00) and seven other types of products.
Customers can check the production facility and expiration date on the back of the coffee mix package. Detailed information about the production facility and expiration date of affected products can be found on Dongseo Food’s website.
If customers have purchased the recalled products, they can contact Dongseo Food’s customer service center (080-023-9114) for guidance.
A Dongseo Food official explained to JTBC that they “discovered the possibility of foreign material contamination during a sample inspection, reported it voluntarily to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and decided to recall the product.” They also added, “We have completed equipment checks and will strengthen quality inspections to prevent such incidents from happening again.”