Gwangju City Cracks Down on 20 Establishments Performing Semi-Permanent Makeup and Similar Medical Practices

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 21st that it has identified 20 violating establishments following a planned investigation into public hygiene businesses suspected of illegal operations such as semi-permanent makeup (eyebrow tattooing, etc.) and quasi-medical practices.

The Food Hygiene Investigation Team of the Gwangju Civil Affairs Judicial Police Division (hereinafter Gwangju Special Judicial Police) received information that unregistered public hygiene businesses and illegal quasi-medical practice establishments disguised as public hygiene businesses, which pose a high risk of infection and are difficult to monitor for compliance with quarantine rules in multi-use facilities, have been thriving amid the recent surge in COVID-19 local infection cases. Accordingly, from the 26th of last month to the 16th of this month, they conducted a planned crackdown on businesses harmful to citizens' health.

The main violations included 4 cases of unregistered operations and 16 cases involving semi-permanent makeup, illegal use of medical devices, and illegal use of prescription drugs.

The Gwangju Special Judicial Police summoned the representatives of the 20 establishments that violated the Public Hygiene Control Act, Medical Service Act, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and Medical Device Act by conducting unregistered operations and quasi-medical practices (semi-permanent makeup), investigated them, and referred the cases to the prosecution. The respective autonomous districts plan to take administrative actions such as closing the businesses.

Lee Yun-pil, head of the Civil Affairs Judicial Police Division, stated, “We plan to continue cooperating with autonomous districts to guide and crack down on illegal activities such as quasi-medical practices until they are completely eradicated.”

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