Fine Imposed on Chinese Company Selling Candy Produced in 'Japanese Radioactive Area'

The Chinese government has imposed a fine of approximately 3 million won on a Chinese company that sold candy produced in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China has designated Saitama Prefecture as a "radioactive area" and banned the import of food products produced in this region.

Japanese Yokgaksan throat candy produced in a 'radioactive area' imported by a Chinese company fined [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to Guangming Network on the 25th, the Market Supervision Administration of Wenling City under the jurisdiction of Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, recently fined a local trading company 17,000 yuan (about 3.09 million won) for selling Yonjaksan herbal candy imported from Saitama Prefecture, Japan, without indicating the country of origin. Local media reported that the company did not attach a country of origin label on the candy and also lacked a product purchase inspection record system.

As Chinese authorities strengthen crackdowns on Japanese food and beverages, companies distributing food and drinks imported from Japanese radioactive areas have been repeatedly caught. The Market Supervision Administration of Zhaoshan County, Zhejiang Province, confirmed earlier this month that several retail stores belonging to the import product sales chain "Goujasing" sold food produced in Japanese radioactive areas, confiscated the products, and issued correction orders. These stores sold 67 jelly products and 4 boxes of chocolate produced by Japanese food companies Fujitsu and Suntory, as well as 10 bottles of peach drinks. The countries of origin were Fukushima Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, and others, which China classifies as radioactive areas.

In June, a department store in Foshan, Guangdong Province, was fined 10,000 yuan (about 1.82 million won) and listed as a seriously illegal credit-defaulter after being caught selling jelly, beverages, and snacks produced in Japanese radioactive areas such as Nagano Prefecture. A company in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and a convenience store in Qingdao, Shandong Province, were fined 30,000 yuan (5.45 million won) and 19,000 yuan (about 3.45 million won), respectively, for selling alcohol produced in Japanese radioactive areas.

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