Ulju-gun to Conduct Thorough 'Safety Inspections' in Local Food Production and Distribution Stages Starting March

Ulju County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan Ulju-gun announced that starting in March, it will conduct residual pesticide and heavy metal tests on local food shipment agricultural products.

The tests will be conducted by ‘i-SEN,’ a certification agency of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, performing 180 local food safety inspections.

The ‘Local Food Shipment Agricultural Products Safety Inspection’ randomly samples agricultural products at the production stage (cultivation fields) or distribution stage (direct sales stores) to test for 320 residual pesticide components and 2 heavy metals (cadmium, lead).

According to the local food safety inspection results, if there is one violation at the production stage, shipment at the local food direct sales store will be suspended for 2 months; for two violations, 4 months; and for three violations, expulsion. At the distribution stage, one violation results in a fine of 400,000 KRW and a 6-month shipment suspension; two violations result in a fine of 600,000 KRW and a 1-year shipment suspension; and three violations result in a fine of 800,000 KRW and expulsion. Strict management will be enforced accordingly.

The county’s local food direct sales stores include six locations: Beomseo, Ulsan Wonhyup, Samnam, Cheongnyang, Onyang, and Onsan Nonghyup.

An Ulju-gun official stated, “Ulju local food is safely managed from production to distribution stages, so we hope people purchase our local agricultural products and enjoy a healthy dining table. We will continue to do our best to promote consumer confidence and consumption through ongoing education for producers and thorough safety monitoring.”

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