South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said March 17 it will conduct advance hygiene inspections and food-poisoning prevention outreach at about 2,100 restaurants near BTS comeback event sites, including Gwanghwamun, Namdaemun and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), through March 21.
The ministry said the effort is aimed at raising sanitation standards ahead of an expected surge in visitors during the events and preventing consumer harm, including overcharging.
Inspectors will focus on hygienic handling of food and kitchens, whether expired food is stored or used, and compliance with price-display rules, the ministry said.
The ministry said it will also distribute sanitation supplies such as disinfectant and hygienic gloves to nearby restaurants and promote basic food-safety practices, including handwashing, to visitors. It said it plans to continue inspections around BTS concert venues in Goyang and Busan.
The ministry said it will keep strengthening inspections of food and beverage facilities and education on preventing food poisoning to help ensure food-safety incidents do not occur at large gatherings.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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