Gangseo-gu, Intensive Management of 576 Food Poisoning Risk Establishments

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) announced on the 9th that it will implement the ‘2020 Summer Food Hygiene Management Measures’ to ensure a safe summer free from food poisoning.

This year, with the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasting higher-than-average summer temperatures and the increased importance of hygiene management due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), concerns about food hygiene have grown. Accordingly, the district plans to focus on managing establishments at risk of food poisoning, maintain a constant emergency duty system to prepare for food poisoning incidents, and promote food poisoning prevention activities.

First, until July, inspections will be conducted on ▲386 collective catering facilities such as schools and companies ▲70 large restaurants and buffet restaurants with business areas over 300㎡ ▲100 seafood restaurants such as raw fish restaurants ▲20 restaurants handling popular summer foods like cold noodles and soybean noodles.

The main inspection items include compliance with food hygiene handling standards, appropriateness of facility standards, and whether business operators comply with regulations.

For establishments found violating regulations, minor issues will be corrected through improvement orders, while serious violations such as legal breaches will result in administrative actions including business suspension according to relevant regulations. Additionally, violating products will be immediately seized on-site and disposed of.

Along with this, the district plans to maintain a rapid response system through a constant emergency duty system to handle food poisoning incidents, including situation management and reporting to related agencies. Also, until September, about 100 food handlers in collective catering facilities will receive daily food poisoning prediction indices via text messages to raise awareness of food hygiene, and the district will actively promote the three key food poisoning prevention tips?hand washing, eating cooked food, and boiling food?to residents.

A district official stated, “This summer is expected to have prolonged hot and humid weather compared to previous years, requiring special attention to food management,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to protect residents’ health from food poisoning through thorough food hygiene management.”

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