Daejeon Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 'Substandard Businesses' Including Famous Tteokbokki Sauce Suppliers

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Companies supplying sauces to a famous tteokbokki vendor in Daejeon were caught violating the Food Sanitation Act and other regulations during a special investigation by the Daejeon Special Judicial Police (hereafter referred to as Special Judicial Police).

On the 4th, the Special Judicial Police announced that they had identified six companies violating the Food Sanitation Act and other laws during a six-week special investigation conducted since January.

The types of violations detected included two cases of storing expired products, two cases of failing to conduct self-quality inspections, two cases of labeling standard violations, and three cases of business operator compliance violations.

Among them, Company A, which supplies sauces to a well-known local tteokbokki vendor, was found to have sold sauces to chain stores and general consumers via the internet for over four years without conducting any self-quality inspections.

Despite the requirement to periodically conduct self-quality inspections to ensure that self-produced products meet standards and specifications for food safety, the company failed to comply.

In particular, the Special Judicial Police explained that this company did not keep any records related to production and raw material receipt and issuance while producing sauces such as tteokbokki sauce and jjolmyeon bibim sauce.

Company B was also caught for failing to prepare documents related to the receipt, shipment, and use of raw materials for over two years during the production of red pepper powder and supplying it to restaurants.

Company C, which produces rice cakes, was caught during the special investigation for distributing and selling products without conducting self-quality inspections and storing expired raw materials within the business premises.

Additionally, Company D was caught for arbitrarily extending and labeling the expiration date of roasted sesame seeds by six months and selling them, while Company E was caught for storing red pepper powder that had expired by up to seven years or more within the business premises.

Company F is suspected of supplying red pepper powder to food manufacturing and processing businesses in violation of its business type after registering as an instant sales manufacturing and processing business that is only allowed to sell directly to end consumers.

The Special Judicial Police plan to conduct investigations on the six companies caught during the special investigation, take judicial actions, and request administrative measures from the relevant autonomous districts.

Im Jae-ho, head of the Civil Affairs Judicial Police Department, said, “Acts of manufacturing and selling fraudulent or substandard food must be eradicated,” and added, “The Special Judicial Police will continue investigations to ensure a safe and hygienic food environment for consumers.”

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