Yongin City Intensifies Inspections on Lunar New Year Food Products Until the 20th

Yongin City will conduct intensive guidance and inspections of manufacturing and retail businesses handling food products for ancestral rites and gifts until the 20th ahead of the Lunar New Year.

According to the city on the 18th, hygiene inspections will be conducted on food manufacturing and retail establishments such as Korean confectioneries, department stores, large and medium to small-sized food retail businesses, and food retail shops handling vegetables, fish, and Korean confectioneries within traditional markets.

First, the city will focus on inspecting Lunar New Year peak-season food manufacturing facilities for ▲unlicensed and unlabeled food manufacturing and sales activities ▲the use of expired products and proper labeling management of raw materials ▲proper documentation of production and work records and proper use of incoming and outgoing raw materials ▲appropriate in-house quality inspections ▲compliance with food storage and preservation standards and personal hygiene management.

Additionally, large, medium, and small-sized discount marts and traditional market food retail businesses will be inspected for ▲illegal use of bleaching agents, colorants, and other harmful substances on peeled root vegetables and fish ▲compliance with food storage standards and expiration date management for spoiled or deteriorated food and frozen and refrigerated products.

The city plans to collect and test food products suspected of containing harmful substances.

A city official stated, "We will strengthen hygiene management of Lunar New Year peak-season food products distributed in the region to ensure no substandard or defective food products are distributed, thereby maintaining food safety," and added, "The city is implementing 'transparent inspection accountability' to ensure transparency in inspections by processing any violations found in a transparent and clear manner."