Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Detects 51 Violations During Summer Health Food Hygiene Inspections
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recently conducted nationwide hygiene inspections on health foods and restorative foods, the consumption of which has surged with the arrival of summer. This inspection was carried out to prevent food poisoning accidents that can occur as temperatures rise and to provide safe food to citizens.
As a result of the inspection, 51 businesses were found to be in violation of the Food Sanitation Act. Major violations included storing products past their expiration dates, poor sanitary conditions in cooking facilities, and failure to conduct health checkups for employees.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to issue immediate corrective orders to the businesses caught and proceed with administrative measures in accordance with relevant laws. Furthermore, the Ministry stated that it will intensively manage these businesses to ensure that violations are not repeated.
The government emphasized that while it is fostering the bio-health industry as a future growth engine, food safety management, which is directly linked to the health of the public, must be the top priority. Moving forward, the Ministry plans to proactively inspect high-risk food items by season to create a safe food culture environment.
Citizens should carefully check expiration dates and storage methods when purchasing food. If you discover substandard food or see an establishment with suspicious sanitary conditions, please report it immediately to 1399, the government's hotline for reporting illegal or substandard food.