MFDS Conducts Intensive Inspections of Livestock Product Manufacturers and Sellers Including Cheese and Sausages for Summer Season

Collect Manufactured and Sold Products for Testing Food Poisoning Bacteria

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 7th that it will conduct a focused hygiene management inspection of over 3,700 livestock product manufacturing and sales businesses in preparation for the summer season.

The Ministry explained that this inspection was arranged to strengthen the safety management of distributed livestock products due to concerns about food poisoning caused by higher-than-average temperatures and the increase in online distribution such as parcel delivery and delivery services. The inspection period is from the 7th to the 27th and will be conducted together with 17 local governments.

The main inspection targets are livestock products frequently consumed in summer, including ▲ dairy products such as ice cream and fermented milk ▲ ready-to-eat livestock products such as sausages ▲ home meal replacement manufacturers such as jokbal (pig's trotters) and samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup). Distribution livestock product logistics centers are also subject to inspection.

The Ministry will check compliance with preservation and distribution standards (such as refrigeration and freezing temperatures), hygienic handling standards, self-quality inspection standards, and the storage and sale of raw materials or products past their expiration dates.

Additionally, products produced by livestock product manufacturing and sales businesses and distributed livestock products sold online will be collected and intensively tested for food poisoning bacteria that pose risks in summer, such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Salmonella.

The Ministry plans to take administrative actions against violating businesses according to relevant laws and regulations based on the inspection results and to recall and dispose of non-compliant products. Criminal charges will also be pursued for intentional illegal activities.

A Ministry official stated, "We hope that through this inspection, the public can enjoy safer livestock products even during the summer season," and added, "We will continue to do our best to prevent livestock product safety incidents by strengthening inspections of high-consumption livestock products during periods of increased risk."

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