Jang-an District Comprehensive Inspection and Guidance on Food Vending Machines

Jang-an District (District Chief Hong Sung-gwan) announced on the 9th that it will conduct comprehensive inspection and guidance on food vending machines installed in restaurants and shops throughout the district starting today (the 10th).

The comprehensive inspection and guidance is being implemented to strengthen hygiene management and protect citizens' health through food safety measures, as demand and usage of food vending machines continue to increase daily due to convenience and other factors, despite efforts to reduce single-use products.

The guidance and inspection will focus on verifying whether unreported food vending machines are being installed and operated, checking for the use of unlicensed or unreported products and expired items, confirming whether the interior of vending machines is cleaned at least once per day, verifying the use of drinking water suitable for consumption, and checking whether the front of the vending machines displays the operator's report number, address, name, product name, and emergency contact phone number. Additionally, inspections will focus on verifying whether inspection checklists are posted on the front of the machines, daily inspection records are kept, and other facility standards and operational compliance requirements are being met.

A district official stated, "We plan to conduct parallel inspections of hygiene management standards and operational compliance requirements to correct misconceptions about food vending machines."