"Is This Really a Food Preparation Area?"... Enforcement Team Stunned by Appalling Hygiene Conditions

A video report by JTBC 'Newsroom' on the 30th revealed that a gopchang manufacturer in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, illegally produced products in an unsanitary space without even filing a business registration./Photo by JTBC broadcast screen capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Amid growing public concerns over food hygiene due to the 'food reuse' controversy, an illegal production site of a beef tripe manufacturer operating in a filthy factory has been uncovered.

According to a JTBC report on the 30th, a beef tripe manufacturer in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, has been producing products illegally without even registering their business. It is understood that this company has 17 franchise stores only in the Yeongnam region, including Daegu and Busan.

In the company's workshop, meat was scattered on the floor, and the sauces had no manufacturing dates or expiration dates labeled.

Mold had heavily grown black on the workshop floor and drainage channels, and the shelves were covered with grime. Boxes containing food ingredients were mixed disorderly with styrofoam boxes and left unattended, making it difficult even for the inspection team to believe this was a place for food production.

Over the past year, the company supplied 3.5 tons of beef tripe sauce to 12 franchise stores. Nearly one ton of this sauce was also sold online.

A video report from JTBC 'Newsroom' on the 30th revealed that a gopchang manufacturer in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, illegally produced products in an unsanitary space without even filing a business registration./Photo by JTBC broadcast screen capture

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reported the head of the food manufacturing company to the police on charges of violating the Food Sanitation Act.

The Ministry also ordered the disposal of all meat products and sauces produced by the company and imposed administrative sanctions such as business suspension on the 12 franchise stores.

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