O Yu-kyung, Director of MFDS, Inspects Safety Management at Scout Jamboree Venue

Oh Yu-kyung, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, visited the 'Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree' venue on the 6th to inspect the safety management status of food and beverage-related facilities, including the supply facilities for scout members' ingredients and the dining hall for event staff. She also urged thorough food poisoning prevention management to scout members and company officials.

O Yu-kyung, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, is responding to lawmakers' questions at the Health and Welfare Committee plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

This visit was arranged to ensure hygiene and safety of food and beverages and to prevent food safety accidents such as food poisoning during the Jamboree event, which is being held until the 12th amid unprecedented heat waves.

At the site, Commissioner Oh said, "With the recent heat wave where the perceived temperature is approaching 40 degrees Celsius, it is important to manage and supply ingredients safely to prevent food accidents," adding, "Restaurant staff and inspectors should strengthen ingredient inspections and thoroughly manage the temperature of refrigerated warehouses, putting all efforts into food and beverage safety management."

She also emphasized to the scout members, "When preparing food, please wash your hands before handling ingredients and consume the food after sufficient heating."

Following her visit to the Jamboree venue, the Commissioner visited the Ourhome Gimje Logistics Center, which supplies ingredients for the scout members, to inspect the selection, storage, and inspection processes of ingredients on site.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, together with the organizing committee and related agencies such as Jeollabuk-do Province, has additionally deployed inspectors to the logistics center for scout members' ingredients to conduct inspection activities 24 hours a day during ingredient intake and shipment. The cleanliness and temperature management of all refrigerated warehouses within the Jamboree venue are also being checked daily.

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