Samyang Foods controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Danish recall of spicy Buldak products
Danish authorities recalled three Buldak variants after determining that the capsaicin in one packet could create a risk of acute poisoning. A subsequent assessment led to the recall being reversed for two products, while the Buldak 3x Spicy variant remained affected.
2019
Embezzlement convictions involving senior executives
Chairman Jeon In Jang was sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling company funds. CEO Kim Jung-soo received a two-year sentence suspended for three years in connection with the same matter.
2012
Instant-noodle price-fixing case
The Korea Fair Trade Commission fined Samyang Foods and several competing noodle manufacturers for alleged price fixing involving the period from 2001 through 2010.
1989
Industrial-oil controversy
Allegations that Samyang had used unsafe industrial oil in noodle production caused a severe reputational crisis. The company was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing, but the controversy weakened consumer trust and contributed to the erosion of its former domestic market leadership.