South Korea: A large number of companies found violating country of origin labeling for kimchi and kimchi vegetables

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South Korea

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Published Dec 14, 2023

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The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service discovered 132 companies in violation of country of origin labeling for cabbage kimchi and kimchi vegetables. Special judicial police officers and honorary guards inspected over 24,000 places, leading to criminal prosecution of 84 companies and fines for 48 companies. The head of the Korea Agricultural Service stated that they will continue to strengthen inspections and promotion of agricultural product origins to ensure consumer confidence.

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A large number of companies were caught violating the country of origin labeling of cabbage kimchi and kimchi vegetables. The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service announced on the 13th that it inspected the country of origin labeling of cabbage kimchi and kimchi vegetables from November 6 to December 8 to mark the kimchi season and discovered 132 companies in violation. The Agricultural and Welfare Service deployed special judicial police officers and honorary guards to inspect 24,065 places, including cabbage kimchi and pickled cabbage manufacturers and sellers, distributors, wholesalers, mail order companies, and general restaurants. We focused on the practice of selling foreign products by disguising them as domestic products or selling them as specialty products from famous domestic regions. In particular, we monitored the supply/demand and price trends of kimchi vegetables in advance and used information from the imported agricultural and livestock ...

Source: Nongmin