South Korea: Domestic chicken, check the quality assurance mark before purchasing

“Check for high-quality domestic chicken with the quality assurance mark.” With the ongoing FTA (Free Trade Agreement), RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership), and CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership), imported chicken is flooding in due to the repeated abolition of quota tariffs and other import tariffs, and the differentiation of domestic chicken through the quality assurance system is being highlighted. In response, the Korea Broiler Association completed the registration of a ‘certification mark’ for the ‘quality assurance mark’ that was previously used with the Korean Intellectual Property Office in November 2020 to establish a foundation for consumers to choose domestic chicken with confidence. The Broiler Association, the first domestic livestock organization to obtain the certification mark, explains that if a chicken product has this quality assurance mark, its quality is guaranteed. The ‘Quality Assurance Center’ is ...