A Man in His 60s Referred to Prosecution for Selling Soup Made with Chinese Corbicula at Home Without Permission

A man in his 60s who cooked and sold Jaecheopguk at home without registering for food manufacturing and processing or obtaining a sales permit has been referred to the prosecution without detention.

According to the Sacheon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam, Mr. A, in his 60s, is suspected of manufacturing and processing Jaecheopguk at a regular house in Hadong from January 2022 to June this year without obtaining permission from the local government.

Unauthorizedly Manufactured and Processed Small Clam Soup Seized by the Coast Guard. [Photo by Sacheon Coast Guard]

He set up facilities for processing live Jaecheop at his house and made Jaecheopguk using Chinese live Jaecheop purchased from a company in Gyeongnam, which he then sold.

It was found that he sold the Jaecheopguk to restaurants and consumers nationwide, making an illicit profit of approximately 420 million won based on market value.

Among the consumers who bought Jaecheopguk from Mr. A, some returned or requested refunds several times due to spoilage or foreign substances.

The Sacheon Maritime Police stated that Mr. A was aware that food manufacturing and processing permits cannot be obtained for regular houses without proper sanitary facilities under the Food Sanitation Act, yet he still set up such facilities to manufacture, process, and sell Jaecheopguk.

An official from the Maritime Police said, "There may be more businesses gaining illicit profits from food-related crimes such as selling local specialty Jaecheop with false origin labeling or operating unlicensed food businesses," and added, "We will continue crackdowns to eradicate such crimes and protect the safety of food for the public."

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