Gyeonggi-do Conducts On-site Inspections for Egg Safety Testing to Block Distribution of Harmful Eggs

Lee Hangyu, Deputy Governor for Administration 2, to Visit Yangju Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Center on the Afternoon of the 26th

(Photo on the right) Lee Hangyu, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, visited the Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Center on the afternoon of the 26th to conduct an on-site inspection of egg safety inspection progress and farm management. [Provided by Gyeonggi Province Animal Quarantine and Hygiene Division]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Recently, enrofloxacin, an antibiotic, was detected in eggs from laying hen farms in Yangju, prompting Gyeonggi Province to conduct on-site inspections regarding egg safety testing and farm management.

On the 26th, Gyeonggi Province stated in relation to the on-site inspection, "This is the first time antibiotic non-compliance has been detected during the egg safety testing process, and measures are being taken to block the distribution of harmful eggs."

On the same day, Lee Han-gyu, Deputy Governor for Administration 2, visited the Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory located in Goeup-dong, Yangju, to check the progress of edible egg safety testing, laboratory operations, farm visits, and sample collection.

He also urged early blocking of non-compliant eggs from entering the market, expanding and strengthening inspections to produce safe livestock products.

In particular, he instructed officials to thoroughly investigate the causes for farms that received non-compliance judgments and to propose to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety measures to strengthen penalties to prevent illegal activities.

Furthermore, he requested that education on proper animal drug usage guidelines be provided to poultry associations, farms, and companies, and that a foundation be established to fundamentally block the causes of harmful substance residues in eggs and other livestock products.

The province plans to conduct additional expanded inspections on laying hen farms' eggs before this year's Chuseok holiday, focusing on a total of 130 locations, including farms that were non-compliant in the past two years and those that have passed three months since their last inspection.

Additionally, until December this year, newly stocked farms and those that have passed three months since inspection will be subject to expanded inspections at least twice a year to ensure the supply of safe livestock products to consumers.

Deputy Governor Lee Han-gyu said, "We will strengthen livestock product inspections so consumers can eat with confidence, and we ask cities, counties, and farms to actively participate in refraining from shipping inspected eggs and promptly responding to harmful livestock product occurrences."

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