Gyeonggi-do Cracks Down on 20 PC Bangs for Illegal Food Service Activities

Cases of Illegal Activities Detected in PC Bang Food Service Establishments in Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province has identified 20 food service establishments within PC rooms that violated related laws, including operating without registration, storing products past their expiration dates, and failing to comply with storage standards.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 20th that from June 19 to 30, they inspected 120 food service establishments within PC rooms across the province and found 23 violations at 20 locations.

Among the major cases, establishment A located in Icheon City was caught operating for over 4 years and 6 months without registering as a food service business (rest area restaurant) while preparing and selling a total of 32 menu items including ramen, snacks, and beverages such as coffee.

Establishment B in Yangpyeong City was found to have stored a total of 17 items, including so-tteok so-tteok (skewered rice cakes and sausages), past their expiration dates without labeling them for disposal or educational purposes, keeping them for cooking and sales, which was uncovered during this inspection.

Establishment C in Icheon City was revealed to have stored a total of 81 frozen products (32 types), such as jjukkumi bulgogi (webfoot octopus bulgogi), at temperatures between 0℃ and -11℃ instead of the required -18℃ or below.

Under the current Food Sanitation Act, operating an unregistered food service business or storing products past their expiration dates for cooking and sales without disposal or educational labeling is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million KRW. Failure to comply with storage standards (temperature) can result in up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 50 million KRW.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "We conducted this investigation to alleviate residents' concerns about food prepared and sold in PC rooms and to provide safe food. Illegal activities by some business owners will be strictly punished according to relevant regulations, and we will continue to make every effort to prevent recurrence through ongoing inspections."

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