Gochang-gun Receives Positive Response for Food Poisoning Index Alert Text Service

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk announced on the 24th that the ‘Food Poisoning Index Text Message Service’ for preventing food poisoning in local restaurants is receiving great response.

The county is sending the ‘Food Poisoning Index’ via text message to over 400 locations with high food poisoning incidence, such as raw fish restaurants, gimbap shops, and group cafeterias, to prevent food-related accidents in advance.

Gochang-gun sends the food poisoning index and management stages (Interest, Caution, Warning, Danger) published by the Korea Meteorological Administration every day at 10 a.m. via text message to hygiene managers, enabling thorough preemptive hygiene prevention and management to prevent food poisoning accidents.

The food poisoning index is a numerical value indicating the likelihood of food poisoning occurrence, considering factors such as temperature and humidity on the day. It is classified into four stages: ▲ below 55 is Interest ▲ below 71 is Caution ▲ below 86 is Warning ▲ 86 or above is Danger.

In the danger stage, ordinary food can spoil within 3 to 4 hours. A gimbap shop owner receiving the food poisoning index alert text service said they adjust ingredients daily according to the received food poisoning index and find it very helpful.

Gochang-gun plans to collect and conduct food poisoning tests on summer high-consumption foods such as cold noodle broth, gimbap, ice cream, and patbingsu.

An official from Gochang-gun said, “We will continue to raise awareness about food poisoning and strengthen guidance inspections, publicity, and education for hygiene-vulnerable facilities to protect residents’ health,” adding, “We urge hygiene workers to always wear masks, wash hands before meals, and eat cooked or boiled food.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.