Gwangju City has detected eight illegal activities in foreign restaurants.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Government's Public Welfare Judicial Police Department said it conducted a special inspection of foreign-used restaurants in the jurisdiction to strengthen COVID-19 quarantine management and prevent food accidents, and found eight places, including storage of expired products.

The inspection was conducted to strengthen quarantine management such as the list of visitors and prevent food accidents such as blocking unreported imported foods as COVID-19 confirmed cases continue to occur and mass infections may occur through restaurants mainly used by foreigners.

Among the restaurants mainly used by foreigners, 65 suspected hygiene-vulnerable businesses were selected, and from October 25 to November 4, the COVID-19 quarantine rules were implemented and the hygiene status of the chef was checked.

As a result of the inspection, a total of eight places, including ▲five places to store and use  expired products, ▲one place to operate unregistered food manufacturing processing, ▲one place to sell meat, and ▲one place to lose facilities, were found.

Violations will be notified to the autonomous district for prompt administrative disposition, and judicial measures will be taken through direct investigation into seven businesses that have carried out expired product storage and use, unregistered food manufacturing and meat sales.

In addition, during the inspection period, the employer was asked to thoroughly implement COVID-19 quarantine rules, such as managing the access list, and to undergo a COVID-19 test at a screening clinic if there are suspected symptoms such as coughing and fever.

Reporter Lee Jieun