Gyeonggi-do Conducts Food Poisoning Hygiene Inspections at 168 Youth Facility Cafeterias and More

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is launching an emergency hygiene inspection of meal service facilities used by youth within the province.

Gyeonggi Province announced that from the 10th to the 17th of this month, it will conduct hygiene inspections on a total of 168 locations, including meal service facilities and food handling establishments within youth facilities, to prevent food poisoning among young people.

This inspection is a public-private joint effort involving 31 cities and counties, local food and drug safety offices, and consumer food hygiene inspectors.

The province noted that proper inspections have not been conducted over the past two years due to concerns about COVID-19 infection, and plans to carry out thorough hygiene inspections of youth facilities this time.

The main inspection items include ▲ hygienic handling standards for ingredients and compliance requirements for collective meal service operators ▲ cleaning and disinfection management of meal service facilities and equipment ▲ hygiene management at each stage of ingredient supply, distribution, purchase, storage, cooking, and serving.

Foods deemed to pose a risk of food poisoning during the inspection will be collected and sent to the Gyeonggi Provincial Institute of Health and Environment for testing.

Additionally, to prevent food poisoning during the summer season, education and publicity on the six major food poisoning prevention rules will be conducted alongside the hygiene inspections.

Ryu Young-cheol, Director of the Provincial Health and Wellness Bureau, emphasized, "We will thoroughly manage to create a safe meal environment so that young people can focus on their studies."

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