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Pocky recall: 6 million units pulled for spice contamination

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 10, 2025
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Pocky (Wild As Light/shutterstock.com)

Ezaki Glico is recalling about six million units of Pocky and other chocolate products in Japan. The reason: the cacao beans were stored in a warehouse undergoing renovation, and they picked up the smell of spices that were temporarily kept there.

SoraNews24 reports the affected products have best-by dates starting i…

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