Jangan-gu Conducts Inspection on Holiday Food and Gift Products Ahead of Chuseok

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] In preparation for the Chuseok holiday, Jangan-gu in Suwon will conduct inspections on seasonal holiday foods such as rice cakes and traditional Korean confections, as well as gift food products through the 18th.

The inspection will focus on large distribution and retail establishments (traditional markets, discount marts) and general and light food restaurants to intensively check for defective food manufacturing, distribution, and sales. Non-face-to-face inspections will be conducted in parallel in consideration of the COVID-19 situation.

The main inspection items include ▲falsification and alteration of expiration dates ▲sales of expired food products ▲hygienic handling of food (display, storage, preservation) ▲false, exaggerated, or disparaging advertising ▲other violations of food sanitation laws.

Additionally, products that see particularly high consumption during Chuseok—including traditional Korean confections, rice cakes, fish and meat processed products, tofu products, edible oils and fats, dumplings, jelly products, noodles, tea, coffee, seasoned seaweed, and honey products—will be collected for testing for harmful substances by the Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment.

Lee Bong-ha, head of the Environmental Sanitation Division, said, "We will thoroughly crack down on various illegal activities related to holiday foods so that residents can safely celebrate Chuseok. At the same time, we will continue to inspect compliance with quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."