Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeonnam Health and Environment Institute Strengthen Safety Measures for 'Contaminated Water Discharge'

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute signed a business agreement on the 4th at the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Business Room to strengthen the safety management of seafood in school meals.

At the signing ceremony, both organizations agreed to mutually cooperate to ensure safety, including radiation testing of seafood for school meals.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute have signed a business agreement to strengthen the safety management of seafood in school meals. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

Both organizations promised mutual cooperation in ▲smooth radiation testing of seafood for school meals ▲temporary exemption of fees for radiation testing of seafood for school meals ▲sharing information on trends related to tritium standards and test methods in food. In particular, they plan to join forces to secure the reliability of school meals by enhancing the safety of ingredients.

The Office of Education has expanded the radiation testing of seafood, which was conducted four times a year, to ten times a year to ensure the safety of school meals, and since July, it has been operating a bulletin board on the Office of Education website to post the status of radiation testing of seafood for school meals.

Director Anyangjun said, “We will cooperate with the Office of Education to support the healthy growth of Jeonnam students, including temporarily exempting fees for radiation testing of seafood for school meals.”

Superintendent Kim Daejung stated, “With the start of the Fukushima nuclear power plant contaminated water discharge into the ocean, concerns about food safety are increasing. We will actively work to ensure the safety of ingredients in school meals.”

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