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Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment Conducts Intensive Collection and Testing of School Meal Facilities and Ingredients Ahead of the New Semester

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Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment (hereinafter “the Institute”) announced that, in preparation for the fall semester and to protect student health and ensure safe meal environments, it will conduct an “Intensive Collection and Testing of School Meal Facilities and Ingredients” (hereinafter “the inspection”) from today (August 22) through September 11.

This inspection is being carried out to preemptively block potential hygiene risks that may arise at the beginning of the semester, when students resume school meals in earnest, and to establish a safe meal environment that reassures both parents and citizens.

As part of the food safety management guidelines, the Institute will conduct detailed tests on products and prepared foods that present a risk of food poisoning. The collection will be carried out jointly with the 16 districts and counties, with each district and county submitting two to three items for a total of 40 samples. Once collection requests are made, the Institute will perform the testing. The Institute conducts bacterial food poisoning prevention tests every year during the semester when school meals resume.

The inspection targets include ▲finished products such as kimchi and frequently served snacks ▲prepared foods ▲cooking utensils. The Institute will promptly verify the safety of these ingredients, and in the event of unsuitable findings such as the detection of foodborne bacteria, it will request immediate administrative action from the relevant district or county. By doing so, the entire process from ingredient supply to cooking and serving will be thoroughly examined, with the aim of ensuring a hygienic meal environment where students can safely consume school meals.

Lee Yong-ju, Director General of the Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment, stated, “As the agency responsible for the food safety of Busan citizens, the Institute will further strengthen hygiene management of ingredients and meal facilities through this semester inspection,” and added, “We will continue to do our utmost to protect students’ health through scientific and rigorous testing.”

He also urged, “We ask citizens to strictly observe the six key rules for preventing food poisoning in daily life: ▲wash hands ▲cook thoroughly ▲boil before consumption ▲use utensils separately ▲wash and disinfect ▲maintain proper storage temperatures.”