ORION announced on the 24th that it would recall all of the 1.5 billion won worth of stuffed fish-shaped pastries that had been distributed in the market. This decision follows confirmation of mold found in some of the stuffed fish-shaped pastry products. On the same day, ORION requested a stop to sales from distributors and informed the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety about the matter.
The products subject to recall are those produced prior to July 23, 2025. Customers can contact the place of purchase or the ORION customer center to receive a refund for products still within the consumption period. However, the cream-filled stuffed fish-shaped pastries, which are produced on a different manufacturing line, are excluded from the refund process.
ORION explained that it decided to recall the products after receiving seven consumer reports related to the mold issue.
An ORION official said, "The mold found in the products was confirmed through internal analysis to be non-harmful to humans, but we have commissioned an external agency for more precise verification."
ORION reports that a thorough inspection of the entire production process for the stuffed fish-shaped pastries revealed that defects in the sealing of some packaging machines may have caused the mold. This suggests the possibility that external air was not completely blocked due to tiny gaps.
The ORION official noted, "Although the products produced on the problematic line are only a portion, the production line was not indicated on the product packaging, so we decided to recall all of them," adding, "We have now completed improvements to the problematic part of the packaging line and plan to resume production on August 1 after re-inspecting the factory and verifying stability."