Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police, Intensive Crackdown on Illegal Activities of Livestock Products for Camping Use

Poster for Intensive Crackdown on Illegal Activities in Livestock Product Processing and Distribution for Camping in Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi Province will conduct a focused crackdown on illegal activities related to livestock products for camping.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 5th that from the 10th to the 20th of this month, they will intensively inspect 90 livestock product processing and distribution companies for camping to create a safe food environment at camping sites.

The main inspection items include ▲false labeling of the origin of livestock products ▲unauthorized or unreported livestock product processing (sales) businesses ▲non-compliance with livestock product storage and distribution standards ▲unsanitary processing practices, among others.

Under the current "Act on the Labeling of Origin of Agricultural and Fishery Products," false or misleading labeling of origin is punishable by up to 7 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 100 million KRW, and under the "Livestock Products Sanitation Control Act," operating a livestock product processing business without permission is punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 100 million KRW.

Additionally, violations of livestock product preservation standards, or storing and selling products past their expiration or distribution dates without labeling them as "for disposal," are punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million KRW.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "With the increase in camping population, demand for easy-to-cook meals including meat is rising. Through investigations of illegal activities, we will do our best to ensure that residents can enjoy safe and healthy camping."

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