Do Not Mislabel Seafood Origins... Special Inspection Conducted in Changwon Special City

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam will conduct guidance and enforcement on origin labeling for seafood used for ancestral rites and gifts.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam will conduct guidance and crackdown on origin labeling for seafood used for ancestral rites and gifts ahead of Chuseok, the traditional Korean holiday.

The city will distribute origin labeling signs and promotional materials from the 23rd to the 28th to provide prior guidance and announce the crackdown. From the 29th to September 8th, joint inspection teams will be formed with each district office to conduct special inspections on violations of origin labeling.

The inspection targets include wholesale and retail stores selling seafood, large supermarkets, traditional markets, restaurants, and delivery app franchises. In particular, the city plans to focus inspections on places selling seafood such as yellow corvina, pollock, and octopus, which see increased demand for ancestral rites and gifts during the holiday.

If seafood origin is falsely labeled, penalties include imprisonment of up to 7 years or fines up to 100 million KRW, and if origin labeling is omitted, fines ranging from 50,000 KRW to 10 million KRW will be imposed.

Lee Jong-geun, Director of the Marine, Port and Fisheries Bureau, said, “We will focus on guidance and crackdown on intentional omission or false/misleading labeling of origin for ancestral rites and gift seafood during Chuseok to ensure consumers' right to know and secure safe food for citizens.”

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