Paldal District Food Service Business Owners Receive Hygiene Education

Paldal District (District Chief Yun Geon-mo) conducted food hygiene education on February 1st at the Suwon Civic Center targeting approximately 3,100 food and beverage business operators (general restaurants) under the auspices of the Paldal District Division of the Korean Restaurant Association Gyeonggi Province Branch (Division Chief Kim Sung-tae) for 2013.

The food hygiene education session began with a "Zero Leftover Food Movement Pledge Rally" and included instruction by Lee Hee-ok, head of the Environmental Sanitation Division, on compliance requirements for food service operators and interpretation of the Food Sanitation Act, case examples of relevant food hygiene regulations, and measures for preventing foodborne illness. This was aimed at establishing sound business practices and improving hygiene standards.

A district official stated, "We urge all establishments to actively participate by providing only the amount of food that will be consumed and offering additional servings as needed, so that we can prevent resource waste and avoid environmental damage caused by food waste."

Meanwhile, hygiene education is a mandatory requirement under the Food Sanitation Act requiring businesses to complete 3 hours of training once annually. Failure to complete the education will result in a warning and a fine of 200,000 won. Therefore, food service establishments (general restaurants) and similar operations must complete either group education or online education.