Korean Drinks Contain Excessive Preservatives

Popular drink brands in South Korea have been found to contain excessive amounts of preservative by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI).

The brands contain preservatives exceeding permissible limits and have been sold for 12 years without being monitored or the companies’ fined by the country’s food agency, the BAI said.

According to the drug administration, 14 products from nine pharmaceutical companies contained up to 0.1% of preservatives, which is higher than the government’s regulation of 0.06% for all drink products.

The government said it still considers the drinks safe enough to drink and is not planning to recall the products.