Goheung-gun Selected as an Excellent Institution in the 'Food and Public Hygiene Sector'

High Praise for Designation and Operation of Provincial Safe Restaurants and Support for Installation Costs of Standing Tables

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 22nd, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it received the honor of winning the Encouragement Award in the food and public hygiene management category in the comprehensive evaluation of city and county hygiene management projects hosted by Jeollanam-do, following its selection as an excellent food safety management institution by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in the first half of 2020. The county also received institutional commendations, two public official commendations, and prize money.

This evaluation was comprehensively conducted on 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do, covering overall food culture improvement including promotion and education, hygiene grading system, and facility improvement projects for hygiene establishments, as well as safety management of distributed food, prevention and promotion of food poisoning, and management of food and public hygiene establishments.

Goheung-gun received high evaluations for policies such as designation and operation of citizen-safe restaurants, support for installation costs of standing tables, support for improvement of restaurant facility environments, and support projects for environmental improvement of beauty and barber shops.

In particular, by implementing the Friendly Smile Project for dining establishments, customized one-on-one customer service training was conducted targeting dining establishments frequently visited by tourists, raising the service mindset of business owners and the hygiene level of establishments to a higher level.

Additionally, to prevent COVID-19, consumer food hygiene inspectors were utilized to promote quarantine rules according to social distancing stages, and quarantine supplies such as masks, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and antibacterial wet wipes were distributed to food and public hygiene establishments to thoroughly prevent the spread.

A county official stated, “We will do our best to improve food culture and the environment of hygiene establishments and enhance service levels by expanding projects such as installation of standing tables in restaurants, installation of handwashing facilities, and support for improvement of hygiene establishment environments,” adding, “Through continuous friendly education, guidance, and inspections, we will strive to make food and public hygiene establishments that satisfy all tourists visiting Goheung.”

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