12 Companies Caught Manipulating Egg Rearing Environment Numbers

Most Frequent Violation: False Labeling of Egg Shell Information

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently conducted a special inspection and identified 9 edible egg distribution and sales companies and 3 livestock farming businesses that violated the "Livestock Products Sanitation Control Act" and the "Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods." The MFDS has requested administrative actions from the relevant local governments.

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

According to the MFDS on the 22nd, this inspection was carried out by selecting farms (livestock farming businesses) and distribution companies (edible egg grading and packaging businesses, edible egg collection and sales businesses) where the volume of eggs labeled as free-range (1) compared to the number of chickens certified for animal welfare free-range during the period from April to August last year was excessively high.

The main violations found during the inspection were ▲false labeling of egg shell information (5 cases) ▲failure to prepare or false preparation of edible egg grading and packaging processing ledgers (3 cases) ▲issuance of false transaction statements (3 cases) ▲failure to retain transaction statements (1 case).

The MFDS plans to have the relevant local governments take administrative actions against the violating companies, followed by re-inspections to verify improvements. Additionally, they will take legal action to ensure that any unjust profits obtained from consumers are thoroughly recovered.

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