Seoul Gangseo-gu, Comprehensive Inspection of Meal Service, Hygiene, and Quarantine Management at 373 Daycare Centers

Inducing Prevention of Infectious Diseases Such as Food Poisoning and Providing Healthy School Meals

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Noh Hyun-song) is conducting a comprehensive inspection of meal hygiene and quarantine management at daycare centers until the 30th to prevent infectious diseases among infants and young children with weak immunity as the summer season begins.

This inspection is a measure to prevent similar cases by assessing the current status of meal hygiene management at all daycare centers in relation to the recent outbreak of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection at a kindergarten in Gyeonggi-do.

The inspection targets all 373 daycare centers in the area (125 centers with 50 or more children, 248 centers with fewer than 50 children), focusing on meal service and hygiene to prepare for summer food poisoning, as well as compliance with quarantine management against COVID-19.

To this end, the district has organized separate inspection teams: public health center hygiene management staff will inspect daycare centers with 50 or more children, while the family policy department staff of the district office and professionals from the Children's Meal Management Support Center will inspect small-scale daycare centers with fewer than 50 children. The inspections will be conducted until the 30th.

The main inspection items include ▲ personal hygiene management of cooks and others ▲ facilities and equipment such as cooking utensils ▲ management of food ingredients and menus ▲ compliance with quarantine management measures against COVID-19.

In particular, professionals from the Children's Meal Management Support Center will accompany the inspection teams to provide meal hygiene education and consulting.

The district plans to immediately correct minor violations such as lack of knowledge of regulations on site, and take administrative actions for serious violations such as breaches of the Infant and Child Care Act.

District Mayor Noh Hyun-song said, “We will thoroughly manage the safety of daycare centers to prevent children with weak immunity from contracting infectious diseases such as food poisoning during the summer season,” and added, “We will do our best to create a childcare environment where parents can entrust their children with peace of mind.”

Along with this comprehensive inspection of daycare centers, the district is also thoroughly inspecting meal hygiene management at 44 kindergartens in the area.

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