Suncheon City Tap Water, First in Jeonnam to Obtain ISO22000 Certification

Suncheon City Tap Water to Be Produced and Supplied with Stricter Hygiene Standards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) has obtained the Food Safety Management System (ISO22000) certification for tap water from the Korea Management Registrar (KMR).

Suncheon City held a certificate awarding ceremony at City Hall yesterday, attended by Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon and Hwang Eun-joo, Director of the Korea Management Registrar, along with other officials.

ISO22000 is a certification granted when international standards and requirements are met to supply safe and hygienic tap water. Since April, Suncheon City has been working on establishing standard documents such as manuals and procedures required by ISO22000, completing them last month. The city then underwent preliminary and main audits to verify compliance with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) implementation status.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “Obtaining the ISO22000 certification recognizes the fundamental and essential importance of water for human life and aims to protect citizens' healthy lives by producing and supplying tap water more strictly. We will thoroughly manage according to the ISO22000 Food Safety Management System to provide safe tap water to Suncheon citizens.”

Meanwhile, following the tap water larvae incident in Incheon last July, hygiene management of tap water has become a major issue. In response, Suncheon City proactively introduced a tap water safety management system, establishing a procedural foundation to supply clean and safe tap water.

Suncheon City is the first institution in Jeollanam-do to receive ISO22000 (Food Safety Management System) certification in the tap water sector, and the fourth nationwide after Seoul Special City, Bucheon City, and Gimhae City.

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