Gyeonggi Province, 1,138 Hanwoo DNA tests, no cases of ‘Hanwoo Disguise’ in South Korea

Gyeonggi Province announced that out of 1,138 cases of Hanwoo DNA testing conducted this year, not a single case of Hanwoo disguise was found. The testing lab conducted 1,138 Hanwoo DNA tests this year, including the comprehensive testing conducted from November 6 to 16. There were no cases of Hanwoo disguise, but out of 307 DNA identity tests, 25 cases in 17 places were judged unsuitable. This means that even for the same Hanwoo beef, lower grade beef was falsely labeled with the history number of another Hanwoo with a higher meat quality grade, or the history number on the label was not changed, resulting in poor management of livestock product history. All of the cases detected this time will be reported to the relevant city or county, and administrative measures and follow-up investigations will be conducted. Hanwoo genetic testing is divided into two types: Hanwoo confirmation testing and beef DNA (gene) identity testing. The Hanwoo verification test examines samples ...