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Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 9 Illegal Activities

Cases of Illegal Activities in Food Service Establishments within Golf Courses in Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province has uncovered illegal activities, including violations of the Origin Labeling Act, at nine food service establishments within golf courses.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 9th that, following a focused crackdown from October 10 to 20 on 150 food service establishments such as clubhouses within 63 golf courses across 12 cities and counties in the province, they identified nine establishments (12 cases) violating the Food Sanitation Act and the Origin Labeling Act.

Among the major cases, a food service establishment within golf course A in Ansan City was caught storing 13 types of food, including K& Pepper powder, which had exceeded its expiration date by 1 year and 5 months, for cooking and sales purposes without labeling them as waste or for educational use.

At the start house within golf course B in Ansan City, 4 kg of fish cake products that should have been refrigerated were found to be stored frozen for cooking and sales purposes.

At the clubhouse within golf course C in Hwaseong City, Japanese red sea bream (domi) was falsely labeled as domestic on the menu and sold, leading to the crackdown.

At the clubhouse within golf course D in Hwaseong City, Chinese eel was served to customers without origin labeling, resulting in detection.

The current Food Sanitation Act stipulates that anyone who manufactures, processes, cooks, sells, subdivides, transports, displays, or stores products or food ingredients past their consumption or expiration dates shall face imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million KRW. Violations of food preservation standards and specifications carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment or fines up to 50 million KRW.

Additionally, the Origin Labeling Act imposes imprisonment of up to seven years or fines up to 100 million KRW for false or misleading origin labeling, and fines up to 10 million KRW for failure to label the origin.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "Through crackdowns on food service establishments within golf courses, where demand is increasing due to more outdoor activities, we aim to provide a safe food environment for residents and will strictly punish illegal activities according to relevant regulations."

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