2k meat origin violations, SKorea
… There were 389 cases of foreign pork being sold as Korean, while 191 involved mislabeling of imported beef …
2,000 Violations Against Import Origin Disclosure Discovered
The Korea Times
07-11-2006
Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The South Korean government said Tuesday it discovered 2,003 cases in which imported agricultural produce were being sold as locally-grown goods in the first half of the year.
The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service referred 1,076 cases for criminal investigation and slapped fines regarding 927 of them and 16 merchants have been arrested. The mislabeled products came from a total of 22 countries.
The numbers have declined from 2,164 during the same period in 2005, with fewer criminal investigations sought by the authorities as well as less arrests. The drop is a positive development since South Korea is pushing for free trade pacts with agricultural exporters like the United States.
Regarding the breaches of disclosure rules, the management service said 23 percent involved meat products.
“There were 389 cases of foreign pork being sold as Korean, while 191 involved mislabeling of imported beef,” a official at the state-run agency said. He said the large difference in prices and strong demand has increased violations of country-of-origin disclosure rules.
The United States, Canada, Chile, Denmark and France are chief exporters of pork to South Korea, while Australia, New Zealand, China and Mexico export beef to the country.
He said 24 percent of the cases were at butcher shops, 24 percent involved supermarkets and 21 percent were at food processors.
times.hankooki.com
… There were 389 cases of foreign pork being sold as Korean, while 191 involved mislabeling of imported beef …
2,000 Violations Against Import Origin Disclosure Discovered
The Korea Times
07-11-2006
Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The South Korean government said Tuesday it discovered 2,003 cases in which imported agricultural produce were being sold as locally-grown goods in the first half of the year.
The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service referred 1,076 cases for criminal investigation and slapped fines regarding 927 of them and 16 merchants have been arrested. The mislabeled products came from a total of 22 countries.
The numbers have declined from 2,164 during the same period in 2005, with fewer criminal investigations sought by the authorities as well as less arrests. The drop is a positive development since South Korea is pushing for free trade pacts with agricultural exporters like the United States.
Regarding the breaches of disclosure rules, the management service said 23 percent involved meat products.
“There were 389 cases of foreign pork being sold as Korean, while 191 involved mislabeling of imported beef,” a official at the state-run agency said. He said the large difference in prices and strong demand has increased violations of country-of-origin disclosure rules.
The United States, Canada, Chile, Denmark and France are chief exporters of pork to South Korea, while Australia, New Zealand, China and Mexico export beef to the country.
He said 24 percent of the cases were at butcher shops, 24 percent involved supermarkets and 21 percent were at food processors.
times.hankooki.com