Daejeon Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 6 Cases of Distribution and Sale of Illegal and Substandard Food Products

The Daejeon Special Judicial Police announced on the 11th that they have caught six businesses violating the Food Sanitation Act and the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods, etc.

Daejeon City Special Judicial Police recently uncovered six businesses distributing and selling fraudulent and substandard food products through a planned investigation. The businesses caught are accused of selling products with some labeling information omitted or falsely indicating the manufacturer. Provided by Daejeon City

These businesses were caught during a planned investigation targeting food distribution and sales establishments conducted over eight weeks starting in May.

The main types of violations include ▲unregistered food repackaging business (1 case) ▲arbitrary extension of expiration date labeling (1 case) ▲display and sale of products past expiration date (1 case) ▲sale of products with partially missing labeling information (2 cases) ▲false labeling of manufacturer (2 cases), among others.

Daejeon City plans to take judicial action against the caught businesses and request administrative sanctions from the relevant authorities such as district offices.

Yang Seung-chan, Director of the Citizen Safety Office of Daejeon City, stated, “We will continue investigations throughout the entire process of food manufacturing, distribution, and sales to ensure that safe and hygienic food is distributed in the region.”

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