Gyeonggi Province Agricultural and Fishery Promotion Agency Tests Aquatic Products with G Mark for Radioactivity... All "Compliant"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] The Gyeonggi Province Agricultural and Fishery Promotion Agency announced on the 27th that radioactivity testing conducted on nine aquatic product suppliers among Gyeonggi Province Superior Food (G Mark) certified businesses has resulted in all products being judged as "compliant."

In response to growing consumer concerns about radioactive substances in aquatic products following Japan's recent decision to discharge contaminated water, the agency conducted radioactivity testing on 55 products from all nine G Mark-certified aquatic product businesses this month.

Certified products include mackerel, Japanese Spanish mackerel, squid, flower crab, dried kelp, dried shrimp, and dried anchovies. One kilogram of each product was collected and sent to a separate testing institution for analysis of iodine and cesium (I131, Cs134, Cs137).

No radioactivity was detected in any of the 55 aquatic products.

The G Mark aquatic product certification standard applies a stricter "non-detectable" criterion than the radioactive substance standard of 100 becquerels (Bq) per kilogram of sample as stipulated in the "Food Standards and Specifications" announced by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

Park Young-ju, Head of Strategic Business Division at the Gyeonggi Province Agricultural and Fishery Promotion Agency, said, "G Mark aquatic products are safe to consume with confidence," and added, "We plan to continue implementing post-management procedures to enhance the safety and credibility of Gyeonggi Province agricultural and fishery products going forward."