Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Uncovers 55 Violations of Food Sanitation Act
Popular Tteokbokki, Hamburger, and Hot Dog Brands Included
Administrative Actions to Be Taken by Local Governments
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A total of 55 famous franchise stores selling popular children’s foods such as Tteokbokki and hamburgers were caught violating the Food Sanitation Act.
On the 6th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it conducted a focused inspection from the 10th to the 14th of last month on a total of 4,474 food establishments, including those preparing and selling Tteokbokki, Gimbap, hamburgers, and hot dogs, together with 17 local governments. As a result, 55 places (1.2%) were found to have violated the Food Sanitation Act, and administrative measures will be taken by the relevant local governments. The Ministry plans to recheck whether the detected businesses have made improvements.
The Ministry prioritized inspections on businesses that had received administrative sanctions in the past two years or had no inspection history. Among the detected businesses were many well-known franchise outlets such as Gobongmin Gimbap-in, No Brand Burger, New York Burger, Dookki Tteokbokki, Mom’s Touch, Myeongrang Hot Dog, and Sinjeon Tteokbokki.
The main violations were ▲failure to conduct health examinations (32 places) ▲violations of business operator compliance requirements (7 places) ▲facility standard violations (7 places) ▲violations of hygienic handling standards (6 places) ▲violations of standards and specifications (3 places). However, tests conducted on 239 cooked food items such as hamburgers, fried foods, hot dogs, and Tteokbokki sold at restaurants all met the standards.
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has been conducting focused inspections on high-consumption items since 2021 to proactively strengthen hygiene and safety in the rapidly growing delivery food market. This year, it plans to continue expanding the inspection targets to various items reflecting consumer trends. The Ministry stated, “We will do our best to strengthen safety management and create a safe food environment without hygiene blind spots.”
Anyone who witnesses violations related to food safety or suspects defective food products can report them via the hotline ‘1399’ or the smartphone food safety information application ‘Naeson-an’.
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