Concerns among Korean consumers over countdown to discharge of contaminated water in Japan

As the discharge of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant enters the countdown, concerns are growing among domestic consumers and the food and restaurant industries. Among consumers, there is a growing concern that if contaminated water reaches our waters via currents, it may affect domestic seafood products, and in the food and restaurant industry, concerns that seafood consumption may shrink due to consumers' psychological reluctance are spreading. Some consumers Among the fields, there is a movement to stock up on fishery products before the discharge of contaminated water, which is causing the phenomenon of soaring salt prices. According to related industries on the 13th, orders for bay salt are rushing recently in Shinan-gun, which accounts for 85% of national bay salt production. The price is also on the rise. The Shinan-gun Fisheries Cooperative Direct Store announced on the 8th that it would increase the price of ‘Shinan Sea Salt 2021 Year ...