Suncheon-si Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu Ensures Safety of Traditional Market Seafood

Directly Confirming 'Safety' with a Radiation Contamination Inspection Meter

Roh Gwan-gyu, the former mayor of Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do, took direct action to alleviate citizens' concerns about seafood amid the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

On the 20th, Mayor Roh visited each store and street vendor in the Ujang market, greeting merchants and citizens visiting the market and listening to various opinions.

On the 20th, Nogwan-gyu, the mayor of Suncheon, visited the market to inspect seafood using a portable radiation detector and listened to the stories of citizens and merchants.
Photo by Suncheon City

In particular, due to concerns that seafood sales might shrink because of the Fukushima contaminated water discharge, Mayor Roh, together with the Ujang Merchants' Association president, directly visited seafood sales shops and street vendors to conduct comprehensive inspections using a portable radiation detector.

The inspection results showed no seafood contaminated with radiation.

Mayor Roh encouraged the seafood sellers, saying, "Please sell with confidence and in large quantities."

Seeing this, one market merchant said, "Ahead of the Chuseok peak season, there is vague anxiety due to Fukushima contaminated water, but since the mayor personally came out and conducted these inspections, it builds trust."

Meanwhile, starting with Ujang, Mayor Roh plans to visit Yeokjeon Market on the 26th and Araetjang Market on the 27th to meet merchants and citizens, expand communication, and listen attentively to the vivid voices from the field.

Suncheon = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Yeon-kyung hss79@asiae.co.kr

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