South Korea: Conducted quality grade inspection of laver for export to Japan

Quality inspection was carried out on seaweed, the number one export item in Japan. From the 2nd to the 4th, the Korea Fisheries Trade Association conducted a grade inspection on the hygiene, safety and quality of seaweed for export to Japan at the Busan Fisheries Processing Advanced Complex. The seaweed quality inspection, which started last year, is being conducted to lead to successful export contracts for Japan's quota for imports of Korean laver agreed between the Korean and Japanese governments. The association commissions experts who have worked at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the National Fisheries Quality Control Center as seaweed inspectors to conduct grade inspections on seaweed product samples submitted by 61 participating companies. Inspection items include the company's own grade, the weight before fire, passing the foreign object sorter and metal detector, the year of production, and the production area. Meanwhile, this year's "Korea-Japan 28th Korean ...