“Naked Kimchi, because Korea is a dependency of China…” Food and Drug Administration apologizes

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) officially apologized for describing Korea as a “subordinate state” of China.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety released a press release on the 2nd and said, “A staff member explained to the media a policy related to kimchi made in China and expressed Korea as a subordinate country.” I give you,” he said.

According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, an official in the spokesperson’s office described China as a major power and Korea as a subordinate state in the process of responding to issues related to China’s’naked kimchi’ video and on the safety management of imported food.

This is known as a response to the effect that it is difficult for Korea to request Haesop (HACCP, Food Safety Management Certification) because China is a major country.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, “An employee called the media again to cancel and correct the remarks,” and said, “We will provide education for public officials’ attitudes and countermeasures to prevent the recurrence of the same case.”

Earlier, on Social Network Service (SNS), an unsanitary video of a man undressing a top and pickling cabbage at a kimchi factory in China was released, causing controversy.

On the 18th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety held an expert advisory meeting attended by consumer groups, academia, and industry, and concluded that the cabbage featured in the video was not intended for domestic imports.

Seo Hye-young, a researcher at the World Kimchi Research Institute, said, “The pickling method shown in the video changes physical properties such as the color of the cabbage changes and the tissue becomes soft.” “He analyzed.

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