Free Republic

Rat’s head leads to cracker recall March 19, 2008 When it was revealed that a rat head was found in a jumbo-size packet of shrimp crackers, the public reaction was fast and furious. With consumers quickly focusing on the fact that the product might have come from China and might go beyond a single container of the popular noraebang saeukkang snack, the manufacturer, Nongshim, was forced to make a public apology yesterday and to recall up to 30,000 cases of the crackers. Nongshim accepted sole blame for the accident involving what it says is Korea’s No. 1 snack food and...