Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police to Crack Down on 360 Online Sellers of Chuseok Seasonal Foods

The Gyeonggi Provincial Special Judicial Police Unit will conduct a focused crackdown on 360 online sellers of Chuseok holiday seasonal food products from August 31 to September 11, ahead of the Chuseok holidays.

This operation is a proactive measure to ensure safe food products that residents can trust and consume, timed to coincide with the expected surge in online purchases of holiday foods such as ritual items and gift sets ahead of Chuseok.

The main inspection points include: ▲ storage of products past their consumption date ▲ violations of food standards and specifications ▲ violations of labeling standards ▲ failure to report changes ▲ false origin labeling, among others.

Under the current Food Sanitation Act, business operators who store products beyond their consumption date, fail to conduct self-quality inspections, or neglect to keep production or work logs and raw material transaction records, are subject to imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won. In addition, using temporary structures or other spaces as business premises without reporting a change in business area is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won. Furthermore, under the current Origin Labeling Act, false or misleading origin labeling is subject to imprisonment for up to seven years or a fine of up to 100 million won.

Gyeonggi-do Special Judicial Police Unit's Chuseok Holiday Seasonal Food Online Vendor Intensive Crackdown Notice Poster

The Gyeonggi Provincial Special Judicial Police Unit urged residents to thoroughly check consumption dates, origins, and product information when purchasing food online, and to promptly report any suspicious products or activities.

Kwon Moonju, Head of the Gyeonggi Provincial Special Judicial Police Unit, stated, "As online food transactions continue to increase, we will rigorously crack down on illegal activities such as selling products past their consumption date, failure to conduct self-quality inspections, and false origin labeling, in order to create an environment where residents can purchase food with peace of mind."

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