Seoul Civil Police to conduct joint crackdown from April 8 to 23,
Unauthorized import food caught (provided by Seoul City),
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Oh Hyun-joo = Seoul Civil Police Department conducted inspections on 62 foreign food-selling establishments in downtown Seoul last month, and found 12 stores selling illegal imported food.’,
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, ‘According to Seoul City on the 9th, the Civil Police Department, together with local districts, checked the sale of unauthorized (Korean: 무표시) imported food from April 8 to April 23 and cracked down on 62 establishments that had been warned administratively at least once.’,
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, ‘Out of these, 12 stores were given the opportunity to make corrections but were caught selling illegal food without improving their practices.’,
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, ‘Specific violations include △8 stores selling unauthorized import food △3 stores selling repackaged goods without proper labeling after unpackaging △1 store selling expired products.’,
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, ‘During this crackdown, Store A was caught selling unauthorized imported food to consumers by buying seasoning packets, jerky, etc., in bundles at weekly intervals.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Store B was caught selling unauthorized imported food, such as the same products without Korean labeling alongside snacks and ramen that had undergone proper customs clearance procedures.’,
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, ‘In the case of products without Korean labeling, the inability to confirm information such as food allergens could limit the ability to trace accidents and identify causes in the event of food incidents.’,
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, ‘The city plans to bring criminal charges against 11 stores selling unauthorized imported food and request penalties from the competent authorities for one store selling expired products.’,
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, ‘Those who display or sell unauthorized imported food such as unreported or unlabeled food items are subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to 100 million won according to related laws.’,
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, ‘Seoul Civil Police emphasized active reporting and whistleblowing in cases of discovering violations such as displaying or selling unauthorized imported food.’,
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, ‘Anyone can report through the Seoul Smart Inconvenience Reporting application (app) and the Seoul city website.’