Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police to Intensively Crack Down on Illegal Activities at Restaurants and Cafes in Water Source Protection Zones

From October 12 to 23, Gyeonggi Province will conduct an intensive crackdown on illegal activities at about 150 locations, including restaurants and cafes operating in business license restricted areas such as water source protection zones within the province, as well as camping-style self-barbecue sites.

Recently popular camping-style self-barbecue sites are often registered as retail businesses or space rentals, rather than as food service establishments. Due to the nature of their operations, they appear to be rental spaces or retail shops, allowing operators to bypass the requirement to register as a food service business and instead conduct business by registering as a retailer or space rental service, which is considered an illicit practice.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Unit will conduct a focused crackdown on illegal activities targeting over 150 establishments operating as restaurants and cafes within restricted business reporting areas, such as water source protection zones in the province, as well as camping-style self-barbeque sites, from October 12 to 23. Notification poster

The main crackdown items include: ▲Unregistered food service business activities within business license restricted areas such as development restriction zones and water source protection zones ▲Camping-style self-barbecue sites operating without food service business registration ▲Violations of labeling standards, such as failure to indicate product name, net quantity, ingredients, manufacturing date, or expiration date ▲Violations of business operator compliance requirements, such as using products past their expiration date ▲Violations of food handling standards such as improper storage and sale of refrigerated or frozen products.

Under the Food Sanitation Act, operating a food service business without registration, violating business operator compliance requirements such as using products past their expiration date, or breaching the Food Labeling and Advertisement Act by failing to indicate product name, net quantity, ingredients, manufacturing date, or expiration date, is punishable by up to three years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million won.

Kwon Moonju, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Unit, stated, "Through this crackdown, we will focus on combatting illegal business activities that operate without business registration or are disguised as retail businesses within restricted areas, with the goal of establishing a sound business order and ensuring food safety."

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