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Special Crackdown on Violations of Country-of-Origin Labeling for Imported Seafood Products
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| Special Crackdown on Violations of Country-of-Origin Labeling for Imported Seafood Products |
| - Intensive inspection of country-of-origin label for major violations and seasonal seafood products between Monday, October 27 and Friday, November 14 |
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Chun Jae-soo) announced that it would be conducting the third special inspection of the country of origin labeling of imported fishery products from Monday, October 27 to Friday, November 14 to eradicate violations of the country of origin labeling of imported fishery products and allow consumers to purchase fishery products with confidence.
The Ministry will focus on inspecting items with a high number of violations of country-of-origin labeling such as squid, octopus, and pollack and seasonal seafood such as live scallops, live sea bream, and yellow tail. Moreover, it plans to conduct intensive inspections of eels—which have recently attracted attention regarding listing in CITES*—and clams, which have a high proportion of Chinese origin.
* Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The inspection targets seafood manufacturing, distribution, and sales companies, restaurants, and delivery app sales sites, and the crackdown will be carried out by joint public-private inspection teams consisting of investigators from the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service and national honorary watchdogs.
Anyone caught falsely labeling the point of origin is subject to imprisonment for up to 7 years or fine of up to 100 million won, whereas failing to indicate the point of origin is subject to a fine of up to 10 million won.
“Country of origin labeling is a fundamental requirement to create a fair, safe distribution environment for seafood products. Since a wider range of items are subject to inspection this time than in the second special inspection, we will examine them more thoroughly so that the public can purchase our seafood products with confidence,” said Park Seung-jun, Director General of MOF’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy.
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