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South Korean McDonald’s axes popular corn burger after customers bite into stones
HK🏛️ PoliticsCenter11 hr. ago

South Korean McDonald’s axes popular corn burger after customers bite into stones

McDonald’s in South Korea has stopped selling its limited-edition Chungju corn cheese croquette burger after reports of small stones found in the product. The decision came just days before the end of the promotional campaign, which had already sold over 1 million units. The burger, part of McDonald’s Taste of Korea campaign celebrating its fifth anniversary, was made with locally sourced corn from Chungju, North Chungcheong province. The company emphasized customer safety as the reason for halting sales, citing concerns over potential health risks.

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South China Morning Post logoSouth China Morning PostIndependentCenter11 hr. ago
South Korean McDonald’s axes popular corn burger after customers bite into stones

McDonald’s in South Korea has stopped selling its limited-edition Chungju corn cheese croquette burger after reports of small stones found in the product. The decision came just days before the end of the promotional campaign, which had already sold over 1 million units. The burger, part of McDonald’s Taste of Korea campaign celebrating its fifth anniversary, was made with locally sourced corn from Chungju, North Chungcheong province. The company emphasized customer safety as the reason for halting sales, citing concerns over potential health risks.

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