Coast Guard Cheong Strengthens Crackdown on Illegal Production and Distribution of Sea Salt

The Korea Coast Guard has launched a large-scale crackdown on the illegal manufacturing, distribution, and sale of solar salt.

On the 25th, the Coast Guard announced that due to the recent price increase and shortage of solar salt, illegal activities such as foreign salt being disguised and distributed as domestic salt are expected to rise, and they will conduct intensive crackdowns.

Accordingly, until the supply and demand of solar salt stabilize, they will focus on cracking down on illegal activities during the production process, including the disguise and distribution of foreign salt as domestic salt, repackaging foreign salt, and falsely labeling products as domestic by adding foreign salt during the recrystallization process.

A Korea Coast Guard official stated, "We have established a hotline with related organizations such as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and local governments, and will mobilize all available personnel to eradicate illegal manufacturing, distribution, and sale of solar salt that disrupt market order," and urged citizens to actively report any illegal activities they discover.

Foreign salt is being produced as domestic solar salt through a method known as 'Podaegari'.
[Photo by Korea Coast Guard]

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