Four people, including raw material suppliers containing ingredients for impotence treatments that cannot be used, are sent to the prosecution
Apr 17, 2025
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In December 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety manufactured two types of health functional food red ginseng products using raw materials containing Tadarafil, sent a daily wage (worth KRW 760 million) to the prosecution for violating the Food Sanitation Act and launched a follow-up investigation into those who supplied the raw materials to the group.
As a result of the investigation, A mixed powder with raspberry and celestial palace from January 2019 to March 2023 and manufactured 32.6kg of food ingredients, and then sold them to B and C by 10.6kg and 22kg, respectively, and B sold 10.6kg he purchased to C again.
C sold 32.6kg (worth KRW 150 million) of Tadarafil-containing food raw materials purchased from A and B to food manufacturers from January 2019 to December 2022 to manufacture the germination soy protein'. In the process, it was also confirmed that Mr. D brought about 2 kilograms of herbal powder containing Tadarafil by international mail in March 2020 and sold it to food manufacturers for use in ' germination soy protein'.
Meanwhile, during the investigation, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety disposed of all of the ' germination soy protein' and about 10 kg of tadarafil powder confiscated at the scene.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said "In the future, we plan to do our best to create an environment in which people consume food with confidence by strengthening crackdowns on the use of illegal substances in food and health functional foods and taking strict measures against violations."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
