Yongin City Inspects Origin Labeling of Agricultural and Livestock Products Ahead of Chuseok

Important Violating Businesses Face Administrative Penalties Such as Fines

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it will conduct intensive inspections until the 27th to check for violations of origin labeling on agricultural and livestock products ahead of Chuseok.

To this end, the city has formed a joint inspection team consisting of responsible public officials and honorary monitors to mainly examine ▲false, confusing, or missing origin labels ▲violations of labeling methods ▲whether receipts or transaction proof documents indicating origin are kept and stored.

The focus of this intensive inspection includes ceremonial foods, jujubes, dried persimmons, chestnuts, bracken, and other ritual items, as well as meat and fruit gift items sold at medium and large distribution companies, traditional markets, and livestock product retailers within the city.

The city plans to take corrective actions for minor violations found during the inspections, while imposing administrative measures such as fines on businesses with serious violations.

A city official stated, "We will carefully examine violations to ensure that citizens can purchase food with confidence."

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