Sejong-si, Unauthorized Livestock Product Facility Raided, 75 Tons of Livestock Products Seized and Disposed

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City seized and disposed of a large quantity of livestock products on-site after uncovering an unlicensed livestock product processing facility.

On the 20th, the city announced that it recently conducted an on-site inspection of an illegal livestock product processing facility located in Yeondong-myeon in cooperation with the Sejong Northern Police Station and seized 75 tons of illegal livestock products.

The seized livestock products were found in a condition where the manufacturing date, expiration date, and origin could not be verified, and the city entrusted a waste disposal company to dispose of all of them.

Under the Livestock Products Sanitation Control Act, processing and packaging of livestock products are only permitted in licensed facilities.

However, it was revealed that the facility operated illegally without the city’s permission, processing and packaging livestock products unlawfully.

Processing, packaging, or storing livestock products in an unlicensed facility can result in imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won.

The city has reported the case to the police agency.

Yoon Chang-hee, head of the Animal Hygiene and Quarantine Division of the city, stated, “We will strive to prevent the distribution of illegal livestock products in the region and improve public health standards through on-site inspections.”

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