Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 7 Illegal Livestock Product Distribution and Processing Companies

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province has uncovered seven illegal livestock product processing and distribution businesses.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 6th that from October 10 to 20, they conducted crackdowns on illegal activities related to livestock product hygiene management at 90 livestock product processing and distribution companies located near popular camping sites in the province, including Gapyeong County, and identified seven violating businesses.

The main violations included ▲violations of livestock product standards and specifications (2 places) ▲storage of livestock products past their expiration date without "for disposal" labeling (3 places) ▲thawing frozen meat and displaying it refrigerated for sale (1 place) ▲failure to prepare transaction statements for livestock product sales (1 place).

Among the major violation cases, Company A in Yangpyeong County stored refrigerated meat in a freezer without separate labeling, and Company B in Gapyeong County thawed imported frozen meat and stored it in a refrigerated display case for sale, which was caught during this crackdown.

Company C in Gapyeong County was found to have stored frozen meat that was six months past its expiration date in a freezer without "for disposal" labeling.

Under the current "Livestock Products Sanitation Control Act," violations of storage and distribution standards for livestock products, as well as storing expired livestock products without "for disposal" labeling, are punishable by up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 30 million won.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "We will continue to crack down on illegal livestock product activities so that residents can enjoy safer and healthier camping along with safe food."

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