South Korea: Sale of OB Beer Budweiser Zero suspended due to excessive amount of bacteria

A nonalcoholic beer has been recalled after the amount of bacteria in it was found to exceed the limit, The Business Korea reported on May 2.

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced on May 1 that it has suspended the sale of OB Beer Budweiser Zero and ordered its recall due to bacterial counts exceeding the standard in some Budweiser Zero products.

OB Beer Budweiser Zero is a nonalcoholic product launched by Budweiser with the cooperation of Oriental Brewery, or OB, in Korea last year.

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