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The government and the ruling Saenuri Party agreed Wednesday to introduce tougher measures against breaches of food safety regulations.
Planned measures include placing a lower limit on penalties for relevant offenses, and fining offenders up to 10 times the amount gained by selling substandard foodstuffs.
“The government and the party agreed to establish an environment where those who repeatedly and intentionally produce and market substandard foodstuffs are removed from the market completely,” said Rep. Kim Hack-yong, senior vice chairman of the Saenuri Party’s policy committee.
The agreement was reached at a conference attended by the Saenuri Party and government officials including the minister of food and drug safety and representatives of other concerned ministries.
Under the plans, the government and the ruling party will push to revise three related laws including the Food Sanitation Act and to introduce a new act concerning imported foodstuffs.
In addition to the increased fines, the planned changes will make it mandatory for Internet-based food importers to register with the authorities, and see the introduction of the “Food Risk Forecasting” system by 2015.
The government will also increase support for quality-control measures in place at nurseries and other establishments dealing with children, and limit advertising of products with high caffeine content.
The ruling party and the government also agreed on introducing a special act for imported foods under which overseas manufacturers will be required to register with the local authorities, and be subjected to more stringent onsite inspections.
In addition, the new act will see the establishment of a body dedicated to safety issues for imported foods.
Aside from the legal changes, the Saenuri Party will collaborate with the government to expand the application of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, or HACCP, system. In addition, the two sides also agreed to establish a center for receiving public suggestions to increase consumer participation in food safety issues and to integrate related information systems operated by various ministries.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
Planned measures include placing a lower limit on penalties for relevant offenses, and fining offenders up to 10 times the amount gained by selling substandard foodstuffs.
“The government and the party agreed to establish an environment where those who repeatedly and intentionally produce and market substandard foodstuffs are removed from the market completely,” said Rep. Kim Hack-yong, senior vice chairman of the Saenuri Party’s policy committee.
The agreement was reached at a conference attended by the Saenuri Party and government officials including the minister of food and drug safety and representatives of other concerned ministries.
Under the plans, the government and the ruling party will push to revise three related laws including the Food Sanitation Act and to introduce a new act concerning imported foodstuffs.
In addition to the increased fines, the planned changes will make it mandatory for Internet-based food importers to register with the authorities, and see the introduction of the “Food Risk Forecasting” system by 2015.
The government will also increase support for quality-control measures in place at nurseries and other establishments dealing with children, and limit advertising of products with high caffeine content.
The ruling party and the government also agreed on introducing a special act for imported foods under which overseas manufacturers will be required to register with the local authorities, and be subjected to more stringent onsite inspections.
In addition, the new act will see the establishment of a body dedicated to safety issues for imported foods.
Aside from the legal changes, the Saenuri Party will collaborate with the government to expand the application of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, or HACCP, system. In addition, the two sides also agreed to establish a center for receiving public suggestions to increase consumer participation in food safety issues and to integrate related information systems operated by various ministries.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
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