Gangwon-do, Special Crackdown on 'Origin Labeling and Food Hygiene' for Agricultural and Livestock Products

8.30~9.7 Chuseok Holiday Agricultural, Livestock Products and Ancestral Ritual Supplies Targeted

Crackdown on False Origin Labeling and Expired Products [Gangwon-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] To meet the increased demand for agricultural and livestock products and ritual items during Chuseok, Gangwon Province will conduct a special crackdown on the origin labeling of agricultural and livestock products and violations of food hygiene regulations.

From August 30 to September 7, the province will inspect large supermarkets, livestock product retailers, restaurants, and others within the province for violations such as failure to label origin, false or misleading labeling, improper labeling methods, business license status, expired products, hygiene inspections of workers, and workplace sanitation compliance.

The province's special judicial police and origin-related public officials from each city and county will conduct joint inspections. In particular, they plan to focus on discount stores and meat shops and restaurants handling imported pork belly (Canada, Brazil, Mexico), whose import tariffs have recently been reduced.

Those caught falsifying or confusing origin labels face imprisonment of up to 7 years or fines up to 100 million won.

Displaying or storing products or food past their expiration date, or using such products or their raw materials for sale or in food manufacturing, processing, or cooking, is punishable by imprisonment of up to 3 years or fines up to 30 million won.

Park Dong-ju, Director of the Disaster Safety Office, urged, "When consumers purchase our agricultural and livestock products, please be sure to check the origin, and if there is no origin label or if you suspect a violation of origin labeling, report it to the Gangwon Province Public Crime Integrated Reporting Center."

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