Gwangju Seo-gu to Conduct 'Food Service Establishment Hygiene Inspection' Until the 16th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim I-gang) announced on the 7th that it will conduct hygiene inspections on small-scale food service establishments (alley restaurants) with many visitors as the number of residents visiting alley restaurants during the year-end and New Year holidays increases until the 16th.

This guidance inspection, conducted as a public-private joint inspection, focused on hygiene management consulting to improve the hygiene management capabilities of 1,000 rest and general restaurants in Seo-gu, with the participation of a total of 17 people including consumer food hygiene inspectors and Seo-gu Health and Hygiene Department staff.

The main inspection items are compliance with ▲ hygienic handling standards of food, etc. according to the Food Sanitation Act ▲ food storage standards and use of spoiled, deteriorated, or expired products ▲ compliance with personal hygiene of cooking workers ▲ compliance matters for business operators.

Seo-gu will actively take measures to conduct on-site hygiene management consulting for establishments requiring guidance according to the inspection results to ensure hygiene management improvement, and plans to conduct re-inspections if improvements are not made thereafter.

In addition, to overcome the water shortage crisis caused by drought, Seo-gu will also promote water-saving practices such as water pressure reduction and ask business owners to do their best to overcome the drought crisis through voluntary participation.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho baekok@asiae.co.kr

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