SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will conduct an “unprecedentedly intense” special inspection into the marking of country of origin for imported seafood products amid concerns over Japan’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The 100-day intensive inspection will begin this month to check if [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With growing national concern over the discharge of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, domestic companies have shown renewed interest in land-based salmon farming. Global demand for salmon is increasing, but catches have declined due to global warming and the recent “contaminated water [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s imminent discharge of radioactive water from crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima, South Korean seafood businesses, including raw fish restaurants, are struggling to survive. “Even before the water is released, our sales have already declined by 15 percent compared to last month,” said a restaurant owner surnamed Kim [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will conduct emergency radiation tests on the waters at 20 major beaches ahead of the summer vacation season to alleviate concerns over Japan’s plan to release contaminated waters from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said Tuesday. The government also plans to examine radioactivity levels in the [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s approaching deadline for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Korean retailers and food producers are taking action to address consumer concerns. Lotte Department Store will install equipment at all its stores capable of detecting radioactive substances in fishery products. The company [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean imports of Japanese seafood sank more than 30 percent last month, data showed Monday, amid concerns over Tokyo’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant. South Korea imported 2,129 tons of fishery products from the neighboring country in May, down 30.6 percent from [...]
DAEJEON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumers are growing increasingly concerned about marine products as Japan prepares to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant into the sea. Worried citizens are stockpiling salt out of fear that future supplies could be contaminated with radioactive substances. A discount store in the central [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to soon finalize its own analysis of contaminated water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant before the neighboring country begins to discharge it into sea, the chief of the country’s nuclear safety watchdog said Thursday. “We are speeding up the analysis … and we will finalize [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan poised to release contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, the radioactivity tests for incoming fishery products are not being conducted quickly enough for the results to be available before the products are sold. The National Fishery Products Quality Management Service is [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Samdasoo, one of the most popular bottled water brands in South Korea, joyfully announced its 25th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, accompanied by a remarkable achievement of cumulative sales exceeding 3.5 trillion won (US$2.68 billion). With an unwavering market dominance of 40 percent over the past five years, this [...]