School Meal Hygiene 'No Issues'... Food and Drug Safety Ministry Inspection Finds Zero Cases in Busan

The hygiene management of school meals by the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education was found to be very satisfactory.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety conducted a joint inspection with local governments and education offices from March 2 to 22 to provide safe food to children and adolescents, protecting them from food poisoning and other risks.

They inspected 10,587 sites nationwide, including group meal service facilities in schools and kindergartens, and food material suppliers, uncovering 20 cases of storing products past their consumption (distribution) expiration date, 14 cases of failure to conduct health examinations, 10 cases of violations of hygienic handling standards, 6 cases of failure to store preserved meals, and 1 case of labeling standard violation.

The 40 sites found in violation will be subject to administrative measures by the relevant authorities.

Busan Office of Education.

In this joint inspection, not a single violation was found among kindergartens, schools, and food material suppliers under the jurisdiction of the Busan Office of Education, indicating that the hygiene management of school meals in Busan is very satisfactory.

The Busan Office of Education stated that this result is analyzed as the effect of proactive hygiene management reinforcement efforts, including strengthening guidance and inspections of kindergarten and school meal facilities, conducting consulting for kindergartens and schools with weak hygiene, inspections by senior officials, and operating inspection teams for food material suppliers.

Kim Beom-gyu, Director of Character, Physical Education, and Meal Services at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “The fact that no violations were found in this joint inspection is the result of our education office’s scientific and systematic school meal hygiene management and the efforts of school meal staff on site,” adding, “We will strive not only for school meal hygiene but also for the management of safe food material supply.”

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