Home » Business » Japanese aquatic products turned to domestic… Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries “Up to 100 million fines”

Japanese aquatic products turned to domestic… Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries “Up to 100 million fines”

[세종=이데일리 최훈길 기자] A, who refrains from going out due to Corona 19, and is living in’Zipcock’, was reminded of the defense society with’soul snacks’ and accessed the People of Delivery. He ordered a Korean sashimi restaurant in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do. However, it turned out that Japanese defense was deceived as domestic. On December 15 last year, the raw fish restaurant was arrested by the National Fisheries Quality Management Service (Soopumwon) in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and received administrative disposition.

Japanese live fish are discharging Japanese seawater off the coast of Busan. [사진=이양수 국민의힘 의원]

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, special crackdowns on the origin of fisheries will be carried out extensively. This is because there are a series of restaurants that were caught cheating on the place of origin, such as selling overseas seafood products as domestic.

According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on the 30th, Supumwon, an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, decided to conduct a special crackdown on violations of the labeling of the origin of fisheries by the 10th of next month. The subject of crackdown is aquatic products for sacrifice and gifts such as oysters and sea bream, items that are highly likely to violate the country of origin due to an increase in imports such as live defense fish and live scallop, and items with high frequency of violations in the past five years, such as live eel, dried saury (gua catfish), and live scallop. to be.

Supowon focuses on cracking down on violations of the country of origin labeling, such as non-marking of origin, violation of labeling method, and false labeling, targeting seafood manufacturers, distribution, and sellers, restaurants, traditional markets, delivery app franchises, and mail order companies. In addition to delivery apps, home shopping, and local shopping malls, the country of origin indication map and enforcement will be strengthened.

If the country of origin is falsely marked, it can be punished by imprisonment for not more than 7 years or a fine of not more than 100 million won. If caught twice within two years, a fine (less than 300 million won) of up to five times the amount of violation may be imposed. If caught again within five years, they will be punished with a 1-10 year imprisonment or a fine of 5 million to 150 million won.

In addition, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is planning to actively promote publicity such as broadcasting about domestic fishery products ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. As consumption contracted due to Corona 19 and domestic seafood sales slowed, they decided to support. Previously, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Sung-hyuk participated in the companion sale live commerce last June and sold kelp pickles, dish towel sets, and paper detergent.

Suhyup also conducted a special hygiene check ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays according to the instructions of the Suhyup Central Chairman Lim Joon-taek. Inspectors checked the cleanliness of each farm, fishery, and livestock workplace, expiration date, food labeling, refrigeration and freezing storage compliance, and country of origin management.

The Maritime Police Agency decided to engage in intensive crackdown on marine pollution activities while carrying out preventive activities against marine pollution. The following are the main schedules and weekly plans of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Coast Guard.

Main schedule

△2nd Tuesday

09:00 State Council Meeting (provisional) (Minister Sunghyuk Moon, Seoul)

△4th (Thursday)

10:30 Vice Minister’s Meeting (provisional) (Vice Minister Park Joon-young, Sejong)

15:00 Seafood gift set live commerce broadcast (provisional) (Minister, Seoul)

Press plan

△1st (Mon)

11:00 A company that enters the overseas port development market, supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

14:00 In 2020, Corona 19 Changes the Frame of Marine Pollution Prevention Map Inspection Site (The Coast Guard)

△2nd Tuesday

06:00 Selected as a preliminary Ocean Star company

Enactment of Enforcement Decree of the Morning Marine Survey and Marine Information Utilization Act

10:00 Achievements in prevention of marine pollution through social contribution programs for retired public officials (the seascape)

11:00 Actively promote protection measures for SOS hoes in fishing gear

15:00 Invest in the Blue Sea through the National Participation New Deal Fund

△3 days (Wed)

10:00 Complete sea safety conquest with the marine police

11:00 Promote special transportation measures for coastal passenger ships during the Lunar New Year holidays

11:00 Improving the reliability of fisheries resource research by introducing a three-dimensional research company

11:00 Live commerce broadcast of seafood gift set for Lunar New Year holidays

△4th (Thursday)

11:00 Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries participates in a campaign to share good gifts (agricultural and marine products) on New Year’s Day

11:00 Announcement of global piracy trends in 2020

△5th (Fri)

10:00 Maritime Police Agency, intensive crackdown on marine pollution activities in seas designated for shellfish production by the US Food and Drug Administration (The Coast Guard)

– .

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.