Jongno-gu, Hygiene Inspection of Food Vending Machines

From January 30 to February 28, intensive inspections will be conducted with 25 Consumer Food Hygiene Inspectors to check ▲use of expired products ▲internal cleaning status ▲proper maintenance of drinking temperature, etc.; corrective orders will be issued for violations and guidance and inspections will continue until improvements are made.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (District Mayor Kim Young-jong) will conduct the '2020 Food Vending Machine Hygiene Inspection' from January 30 to February 28.

Food vending machines, which are easily accessible to everyone, are mostly installed outdoors and are prone to contamination from fine dust and other pollutants, making continuous hygiene management very important.

Accordingly, the district will carry out hygiene inspections of food vending machines to raise business owners' awareness of hygiene and to supply safe food to residents.

The inspection targets a total of 515 food vending machines that are registered for business and handle coffee, beverages, etc.

The district also plans to simultaneously investigate unregistered or abandoned food vending machines.

The inspection items include ▲whether there is unreported or unregistered operation and use of expired products ▲whether the inside of the vending machine, such as the ingredient mixer, is cleaned at least once a day ▲whether the business registration number and business address are displayed on the front of the vending machine ▲whether an inspection checklist is attached to the front of the vending machine and daily inspection records are kept ▲whether the drinking temperature (68℃ or higher) is properly maintained, among others.

The district will first inspect about 50 food vending machines located in public institutions and government-affiliated agencies within the area by February 7. From February 10 to 17, 25 consumer food hygiene inspectors will inspect the remaining food vending machines.

If a vending machine is judged to be non-compliant based on the inspection results by the consumer food hygiene inspectors, administrative actions such as correction orders will be issued to the business owner, and re-inspections will be conducted from February 24 to 28.

Furthermore, guidance and inspections will continue until violations are corrected.

For accurate inspections, the district plans to provide preliminary training on inspection methods and precautions to consumer food hygiene inspectors at 2 p.m. on February 5 on the 4th floor of the Jongno-gu Health Center.

District Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “Clean and safe food is a very important factor for a healthy life,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that food hygiene and safety management are well maintained to create a safe and healthy city.”

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