Yongin City Conducts Joint Food Poisoning Inspection at 164 Locations Including School and Kindergarten Cafeterias

An inspector is conducting a food poisoning inspection. Photo by Yongin City

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is conducting a joint inspection of 164 collective meal service centers in schools and kindergartens, as well as food ingredient suppliers in the area, until the end of this month to prevent food poisoning. They are also providing guidance on how to manage food and prevent food poisoning during the spring season, when temperature differences between day and night are significant.

Yongin City emphasized that complex foods such as gimbap and sandwiches have a high risk of microbial contamination that causes food poisoning, so they must be completely cooled before being placed in containers. Additionally, vegetables used in sandwiches should be drained of moisture before being placed in the bread.

Furthermore, they added that seafood should be thoroughly cooked before consumption, and knives and cutting boards used should be used separately.

In particular, spring vegetables should be washed at least three times under running water, and toxic wild vegetables such as gosari (bracken) and dureup (angelica tree shoots) should be blanched in boiling water to remove toxins.

Earlier, from the 13th to the 17th of this month, the city conducted focused hygiene inspections at about 70 locations expected to attract crowds for spring outings, including amusement parks, recreational areas, highway rest area restaurants, and food trucks.

The main inspection items included ▲ food hygiene ▲ compliance with food ingredient storage standards ▲ sale or use of expired products ▲ reuse of food.

In particular, recently established standards for the reuse of wooden skewers used in fish cake (eomuk) shops were provided, including proper cleaning and disinfection methods. Additionally, ready-to-eat foods such as gimbap and hamburgers, which are easily purchased, were collected and tested for Salmonella and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli to verify their safety.

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