Warning on the consumption of agricultural and forest products that have not been proven to be safe in food...Authorities detect illegal sales sites, etc
Apr 03, 2025
Online sites that illegally sell agricultural and forest products that are prohibited from being sold as food because they are toxic or have not been proven to be safe have been caught.
This is the result of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's inspection of a total of 630 on- and off-line vendors (450 online sales sites and 180 vendors such as Yakryeong Market) from the 11th to the 15th of last month. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety detected and blocked seven online sites for illegal sales and requested measures such as accusations against one vendor for violating the 「Food Sanitation Act」.
Items detected are the above raw, the man-in-law, the rich, and the traveling room. The above raw and fragrant drugs are herbal medicines that must be taken through consultation with professional medical personnel such as doctors or oriental doctors due to concerns about self-toxicity, allergic reactions, and interaction with other drugs. However, the caught company was selling inedible agricultural and forest products, advertising that consuming the raw and aromatic substances as powder or tea (茶) could be effective and effective in preventing and treating diseases.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety urged people to check and consume the types of agricultural and forestry products that can be consumed as food at the Food Safety Country website to prevent the intake of agricultural and forestry products that have not been proven to be safe.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and local governments plan to collect more than 300 cases of agricultural and forestry products for food and other purposes, such as omija and goji, which are used for other purposes such as herbal medicines, from the 7th to the 11th to examine the suitability of residual pesticides, heavy metals, and sulfur dioxide.
This is the result of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's inspection of a total of 630 on- and off-line vendors (450 online sales sites and 180 vendors such as Yakryeong Market) from the 11th to the 15th of last month. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety detected and blocked seven online sites for illegal sales and requested measures such as accusations against one vendor for violating the 「Food Sanitation Act」.
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety urged people to check and consume the types of agricultural and forestry products that can be consumed as food at the Food Safety Country website to prevent the intake of agricultural and forestry products that have not been proven to be safe.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and local governments plan to collect more than 300 cases of agricultural and forestry products for food and other purposes, such as omija and goji, which are used for other purposes such as herbal medicines, from the 7th to the 11th to examine the suitability of residual pesticides, heavy metals, and sulfur dioxide.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
