BUSAN, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Rep. Kim Hae-young of the Minjoo Party of Korea revealed on July 15 an amendment to the Food Sanitation Act that would require frozen sweets, particularly ice cream, to feature printed expiration dates. These types of products have been exempted in the past. Current food sanitation legislation requires the labeling [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agents have arrested food manufacturers who distributed halal food with fake certificates worth 140 million won. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted.” Halal certificates are placed on food, drugs, cosmetics and other products that are prepared according to religious rules. To obtain the certificates, one [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Criticism is mounting over the compensation system for reports on the violation of public laws is turning into certain ‘paparazzi’s (devoted reward hunters) exploitation. The National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting and Communications Committee announced that out of 250 million won of total reward money (on [...]