Seoul - South Korea's Food and Drug Administration on Thursday banned cheeky Valentine's Day chocolates shaped like genitals or couples making love.

The administration said 15 firms including an Internet shopping website were targeted by the ban on lewd candy that officials say could give the wrong idea to sweet-toothed youngsters.

"Ahead of the Valentine's Day, we cracked down on 15 firms which have produced or distributed illegal chocolate products," the administration said in a statement.

"Some of the chocolate candies depict couples engaged in sexual intercourse or were in the shape of the male genital," Park In-Won, an administration official told reporters.
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