Jeollanam-do Institute of Health and Environment Finds All Local Food and Pharmaceutical Agricultural Products 'Safe'

21 Types Including Ginger and Omija Pass
Pesticide and Heavy Metal Safety Tests

The Jeollanam-do Institute of Health and Environment announced on April 29 that it conducted safety tests for hazardous substances on food and pharmaceutical agricultural products distributed in Jeollanam-do over a two-week period ending April 18, and found that all items tested were safe.

This inspection was part of the institute's annual planned testing program and covered 21 types of food and pharmaceutical agricultural products, including ginger, gardenia, omija, and goji berries.

Food and pharmaceutical agricultural products require stricter safety management because they are used not only as food but also as raw materials for health functional foods and herbal medicines.

The inspection items included pesticide residues, heavy metals, and sulfur dioxide. The institute used state-of-the-art analytical equipment to ensure accurate and scientific analysis.

The Jeollanam-do Institute of Health and Environment conducts planned inspections throughout the year on frequently consumed agricultural products, varying by season and item, in collaboration with related agencies. The number of pesticide residue items tested was expanded from 402 to 412 in September last year by adding items with a history of non-compliance, thereby strengthening safety management. Agricultural products that are found to be non-compliant are immediately registered in the 'Non-compliant Food Emergency Notification System' to ensure their swift seizure and disposal, thereby blocking their distribution.

Moon Hee, head of the Agricultural Product Testing Center at the Jeollanam-do Institute of Health and Environment, said, "We are doing our utmost to establish a food safety network to protect the health of local residents."

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