Hampyeong-gun Achieves 'Best Excellence' in Two Categories of Jeonnam Province Sanitation Work Evaluation

‘Food and Public Hygiene’ and ‘Improvement of Food Culture’ Receive Praise

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hampyeong County announced on the 14th that it was selected as the best institution in two categories, ‘Food and Public Hygiene’ and ‘Improvement of Food Culture,’ in the 2020 city and county hygiene work evaluation conducted by Jeonnam Province.

Jeonnam Province evaluates all aspects of food hygiene management, including improvement of food culture, targeting 22 cities and counties within the province every year.

This year’s evaluation was conducted on a total of 40 items, including ▲distribution food safety inspection ▲guidance and crackdown on food hygiene businesses ▲food poisoning prevention management projects ▲restaurant hygiene rating system ▲children’s dietary safety management ▲key national and provincial policies.

In particular, considering the nationwide spread of COVID-19 this year, the evaluation focused on strengthening proactive safety management in areas such as infectious disease prevention activities and hygiene environment creation.

In this evaluation, the county received high marks for all hygiene management policies promoted this year, including ▲operation of the citizen safe restaurant designation system ▲support for purchasing seated tables for hygiene businesses ▲application of the hygiene rating system to food manufacturing companies (such as delivery food specialty stores).

In the food culture improvement category, the county was praised for establishing an exemplary living hygiene quarantine model accompanied by job creation through ▲appointment of hygiene instructors (hope jobs and tourist site quarantine personnel) ▲free support of non-contact thermometers ▲expansion of convenience facilities in hygiene businesses at tourist sites.

As a result of this selection, the county secured a best institution award along with 10 million won for next year’s food culture improvement project budget and a prize money of 1.5 million won.

Lee Sang-ik, Hampyeong County Governor, said, “One of the places with the highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks is public hygiene businesses such as restaurants. We will continue to do our best to prevent various infectious diseases through thorough hygiene management supervision.”

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