The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare will begin cracking down on food service activities in PC rooms across the province starting from the 19th.
Gyeonggi Province will crack down on PC rooms within the province.
The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 13th that from the 19th to the 30th, they plan to inspect 120 PC rooms in the province for ▲ operating food service businesses without notification ▲ storing expired products without labeling them as 'for disposal' or 'for education' ▲ violating food preservation standards.
Under the current 'Food Sanitation Act,' operating a food service business without notification or storing, preparing, or selling expired products can result in up to 3 years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million KRW, and violating food preservation standards can lead to up to 5 years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 50 million KRW.
The Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare plans to request administrative sanctions from the relevant administrative agencies for violations detected during this crackdown and take strict measures such as filing charges against offenders and referring them to the prosecution.
Hong Eun-gi, head of the Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "We will do our best to alleviate residents' concerns about food prepared and sold in PC rooms and to provide safe food."
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