South Korea: Jeonbuk-do conducts special crackdown on indicating the origin of seafood

Published Feb 1, 2021

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South Korea's Jeonbuk-do province is conducting a special crackdown on the non-labeling and false labeling of seafood ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. A joint enforcement team from the National Fisheries Quality Management Service, Si/Gun, and Honorary Supervisory Service will inspect over 10 items, including live red sea bream and scallops, for violation of origin labeling. The crackdown will focus on places like hypermarkets and traditional markets, with potential fines or imprisonment for non-compliance.

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In preparation for the Lunar New Year holiday, Jeonbuk-do will initiate a special crackdown to eradicate the non-labeling and false labeling of seafood in the province. Jeonbuk-do has organized a joint enforcement team with Jeonju Branch of the National Fisheries Quality Management Service, Si/Gun, and Honorary Supervisory Service in advance of the Lunar New Year, when the sales volume of seafood is soaring, and will carry out a special crackdown on the indication of the origin of seafood until the 10th. The National Fisheries Quality Management Service selected live red sea bream, live eel, chilled pollock, scallop, live eel, live scallop, live scallop, live loach, jukkumi, and snow crab as the top 10 items based on the import volume and frequency of violation. Focusing on key items, it will intensively crack down on false labeling of the origin of seafood. The main intensive crackdown point is to be cracked down by selecting a place where many consumers, such as hypermarkets and ...

Source: Fisheco