Chungnam, 16 Cases of Illegal Activities Including Unauthorized Manufacturing of Lunar New Year Seasonal Products Detected

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Public Safety Judicial Police Team recently announced on the 30th that it has uncovered a total of 16 violations during inspections of local seasonal product manufacturing and distribution companies.

The crackdown was carried out ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, anticipating a surge in violations such as false origin labeling, hygiene management breaches, and illicit distribution of seasonal foods, aiming to prevent such activities.

A joint inspection team was formed with special judicial police from the province and city/counties, visiting 461 food manufacturing and distribution businesses to closely investigate illegal activities related to unlicensed food manufacturing, origin labeling violations, and the production and distribution of counterfeit or substandard foods.

The violations detected during this process included 2 cases of unlicensed food manufacturing, 5 cases of expired product distribution, 3 cases of missing origin labeling, 4 cases of business operator compliance violations, and 2 other cases.

The province referred 4 of the detected cases to the prosecution, imposed fines on 11 cases, and issued corrective orders for 1 case.

A provincial official stated, “We will continuously monitor and crack down on illegal sales and distribution activities by unlicensed food manufacturers to ensure that companies producing and selling safe and legal food products are not harmed. Consumers should carefully check product expiration dates and origin labels when purchasing goods.”

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