Korea's First 'Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group' Launches on the 11th

The Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group held its launch ceremony on the 11th at the International Conference Hall of the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Seongnam City. Afterward, attendees including Oh Byeong-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi-do, took a commemorative photo.

‘Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group,’ the first food safety policy support organization in Korea, officially launched on the 11th.

On this day, Gyeonggi-do held the ‘Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group Launch Ceremony and Policy Forum’ at the International Conference Hall of the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center in Seongnam City, attended by about 300 people including Oh Byeong-kwon, the 1st Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi-do, and food industry officials. The event included the plaque awarding ceremony for the Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group and the announcement of Gyeonggi-do’s food safety policy promotion strategy.

The Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Support Group was established according to the revised ‘Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Ordinance’ in July 2020. The support group is led by Professor Kim Do-gyun of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Seoul National University and consists of six members including researchers.

The support group is responsible for establishing a Gyeonggi-do-style emergency response and crisis management system for food safety, analyzing various causes of food safety issues in Gyeonggi-do in cooperation with universities and food industries, and proposing and verifying concrete, field-centered policy measures.

This kind of policy support organization in the field of food safety is the first of its kind in Korea.

The food safety promotion strategies presented by the support group include four key points: ▲ Safe and healthy G-Food (Gyeonggi Food) led by Gyeonggi-do ▲ Warm and proper food, citizen satisfaction G-Food ▲ Cooperative G-Food as the center of K-Food policy ▲ Innovative G-Food creating a better future.

Through these strategies, the support group plans to carry out various projects in the areas of food safety, nutrition, food industry, and public-private-academic networks to achieve ‘zero food poisoning occurrence’ in collective catering facilities such as daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools.

Additionally, the support group will widely collect opinions on food safety policies through food safety forums held for citizens and establish and support effective policies. They will also conduct food hygiene education for food hygiene inspectors and food hygiene industry personnel, as well as customized dietary education for citizens according to life stages, striving for the healthy lives of residents.

At the Gyeonggi-do Food Safety Policy Forum held after the launch ceremony, expert presentations and panel discussions were conducted on the current status and reduction measures of food poisoning domestically and internationally, the use of food tech integrating advanced innovative technologies, and ways to enhance the competitiveness of the food industry.

Oh Byeong-kwon, Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi-do, stated, “We plan to develop food policies at the Gyeonggi-do level and establish a food safety management system to continuously maintain the health and happiness of Gyeonggi residents.” He emphasized, “We will continuously discover food safety research tasks and find solutions, making this the best professional organization for innovation in Gyeonggi-do food safety and improving quality of life.”

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