Daejeon Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 4 Seafood Restaurants Violating Origin Labeling Rules

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Daejeon Special Judicial Police recently conducted an inspection on 50 local seafood-selling restaurants regarding origin labeling and announced on the 26th that they caught 4 violators.

The caught businesses falsely labeled the origin of squid used as an ingredient for Pajeon as domestic when it was actually from distant waters, or used Chinese octopus in Yeonpotang while displaying multiple country names on the origin labeling board to make it appear as if it was domestic.

The city has requested administrative action against the 4 caught businesses to the relevant authorities and has completed sending the cases to the prosecution.

The Act on the Labeling of Origin of Agricultural and Fishery Products stipulates that violations of origin labeling can be punished by imprisonment of up to 7 years or a fine of up to 100 million won.

Also, if the origin is not labeled, a fine ranging from 50,000 won to 10 million won can be imposed.

Lee Junho, head of the Civil Judicial Police Division of the city, said, “We will continue to conduct inspections on the labeling of origin for agricultural and fishery products to ensure the supply of safe food and establish fair trade order.”

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