South Korea: Among agricultural and livestock products with false country of origin labels, Chinese products account for the largest proportion at 38%

Published Sep 17, 2024

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From 2018 to July 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in South Korea reported a total of 14,588 cases of agricultural and livestock products with false country of origin labels, with 38% of these cases traced back to China. The US was the second largest source of these violations. The most common products found to have false labels were cabbage kimchi, pork, and beef. Additionally, 12,294 products lacked country of origin labels, with Chinese products again being the majority. The total value of these products distributed in the market during this period was 422.4 billion won. South Korea's People Power Party is now working on a bill to address these issues and promote domestic agricultural and livestock products.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Chi-yeon = It was revealed that 38% of agricultural and livestock products detected with false country of origin labeling were from China. Song Eon-seok, a member of the People Power Party, analyzed the cases of false country of origin labeling violations of agricultural and livestock products from 2018 to July of this year based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 17th and announced that out of the 14,588 cases in total, the largest number, 5,479, were from China. The second largest number of cases detected were from the US, at 2,095 cases, or 14%. By product, cabbage kimchi accounted for the largest proportion at 29% of the total, followed by pork at 24% and beef at 10%. During the same period, 12,294 agricultural and livestock products were detected without country of origin labeling, and again, Chinese products accounted for the largest number at 3,056 cases (25%). Domestic agricultural and livestock ...

Source: Yna