Sanitation Inspections Conducted at Over 40,000 School and Kindergarten Cafeterias and Nearby Restaurants for the New Semester

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 25th that it will conduct hygiene inspections targeting school and kindergarten group meal service centers, food ingredient suppliers, and children's preferred food cooking and sales establishments in preparation for the autumn school semester.

The hygiene inspections will be conducted from the 29th of this month to the 30th of next month, targeting 8,000 elementary, middle, and high schools and kindergartens nationwide, about 3,500 food ingredient suppliers and alternative meal suppliers, and approximately 30,000 stores such as snack bars and kiosks within children's food safety protection zones.

The Ministry plans to check food hygiene handling, cleaning and disinfection management of cooking facilities and utensils, compliance with storage standards for frozen and refrigerated products, use of expired products, and sales of foods harmful to children's emotional development.

Additionally, if products with poor hygiene conditions such as cooked meals for school lunches or cooking utensils are found during the inspection process, they will be collected and tested for contamination by food poisoning bacteria.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety stated, "To ensure the safety of children's food, we will continuously conduct hygiene inspections and food poisoning prevention education to provide safe and clean meals and to create a hygienic food sales environment."

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