Confectionery ordered to recall chocolate bar

Korean health authorities ordered a local confectionery Thursday to recall a chocolate bar product found to contain a higher bacteria content than the permissible level, according to Yonhap News.

The Korea Food and Drug Administration said the chocolate bar, "Jayushigan (free time)" made by Haitai Confectionery & Foods Co., had more than twice the allowable level of bacteria per gram.

Tests revealed that the bar contained 21,000 traces of bacteria per gram, compared to the maximum permissible amount of 10,000, according to the KFDA.