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Lead Contaminated Fish Returned to China
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Korea
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Fish
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Others
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2001.11.22
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The Ministry of Maritimes Affairs and Fisheries announced Tuesday that a
quality control office for marine products at the Incheon International
Airport had found a piece of lead 3cm in size and 15g in weight inside a
frozen scabbard fish imported from China. The office refused to allow the
total import lot weighing three tons into the country and ordered it to be
returned to China.
Two months ago on September 15, Busan port authorities found three frozen
croakers imported from China with seven lead fishing sinkers inside them,
and in that month alone, lead sinkers were discovered three times in frozen
silver pomfret, tilefish and croaker.
The ministry said there had been seven cases of marine products from China
containing lead since July and that 102 tons of imports had been sent back
to China.
Against this backdrop, criticism is rising on "The Agreement of Safety
Control on Exports and Imports of Marine Products between South Korea and
China," which allows exports and imports of marine products with written
certification issued by quarantine institution from either nation, with
analysts saying nobody follows the agreement.
Gang Mu-hyon, a marine policy maker, said Chinese marine products
containing lead were flowing into Korea due to the loose quarantine system
and worn-out devices in some Chinese provinces, noting that he will
intensify steps to stop the flow contaminated fish into Korea by ordering
the checking of all marine products from China with a metal detector.
South Korea has imported 442,000 tons of marine products to date this year,
including 204,000 tons (46%) from China.
Chosun Ilbo(2001-11-20)
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