North Korea food safety alarm over factory contaminants

North Korea food safety alarm over factory contaminants

North Korean food factories are producing confectionery products riddled with contaminants, including hair and thin metal wire, fueling a growing public health controversy and eroding trust in state-manufactured goods. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Friday that markets in the area are currently well stocked with candies and other confectionery produced by food factories in Pyongyang and other parts of the country. While packagin…