South Korea: Conduct special checks on the country of origin labeling for imported marine products
Seafood
South Korea
Published Apr 24, 2023
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As social interest and concern about the safety of aquatic products have increased due to Japan's plans to discharge contaminated water from nuclear power plants, the government is conducting a crackdown on the country of origin labeling on imported aquatic products.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard will conduct a special inspection of the country of origin labeling of imported seafood products jointly by the public and private sectors, in which consumer organizations, aquatic product safety public communication groups, and local governments participate for two months from May 1 to June 30.
This special inspection is being conducted to ensure that the public can safely purchase seafood as interest in the marine discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has increased.
The special inspection this time will be conducted for two months by extending the inspection period from the previous one (2 to 3 weeks), and the target companies will be greatly expanded.
Scallops, red sea bream, and sea squirts, which have an import history this year and have high consumption, are designated as key items to check whether the country of origin is indicated.
In addition, importers, distributors, and retailers registered in the ‘imported seafood distribution history management system’ of the National Fisheries Products Quality Management Service are inspected for non-indication of country of origin, violation of labeling methods, and false labeling.
In particular, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard have designated areas where major imported marine products, such as imported live fish, are brought in to actively respond to increasingly intelligent illegal acts, such as the growing scale of disguising imported products as domestic products and establishing and operating false wholesale and retail businesses. Planning investigations are also planned as a focus.
Original content
As social interest and concern about the safety of aquatic products have increased due to Japan's plans to discharge contaminated water from nuclear power plants, the government is conducting a crackdown on the country of origin labeling on imported aquatic products. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard will conduct a special inspection of the country of origin labeling of imported seafood products jointly by the public and private sectors, in which consumer organizations, aquatic product safety public communication groups, and local governments participate for two months from May 1 to June 30. This special inspection is being conducted to ensure that the public can safely purchase seafood as interest in the marine discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has increased. The special inspection this time will be conducted for two months by extending the inspection period from the previous one (2 to 3 weeks), ...
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