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Press Release Date of Release: October 6, 2008 Phone: 82-2-774-4050, Fax:82-2-774-4090 Contact: Lee Jeong-su, Secretary General Kim eun-ok, Secretary    KNCCO Hosts a Seminar for Successful Implementation of Country of Origin Labeling   KNCCO(Chairman Kim Cheon-ju) are conducting various activities aimed at educating consumers on country of origin labeling and promoting public awareness of the labeling requirement in order to relieve food safety worries caused by controversy over US beef imports and other food safety incidents and to safeguard consumer rights to information and choice over the food they eat. As part of these activities, KNCCO will host a seminar for successful implementation of country of origin labeling and we would appreciate your presence and opinions.   【Seminar for Successful Implementation of Country of Origin Labeling】   ◈ Date & Time : 2 pm, October 8, 2008    ◈ Venue: the Grand Auditorium (4th floor), YWCA Seoul   ◈ Host: KNCCO    ○ 14:00 ~ 14:10  Opening Remarks  Kim Cheon-ju, Chairman, KNCCO  ○ 14:10 ~ 14:20  Congratulatory Remarks, Ministry of Food, Agriculture,                                                                 Forestry and  Fisheries  ○ 14:20 ~ 15:10  Presentations              - Moderator: Lim Gyeong-suk, Professor of Food Engineering, the                                                            University of Suwon       1) Country of Origin Labeling for Greater Consumer Confidence and           Fairness in Food Business           / By Shim Jae-gyu, Director of Country of Origin Supervision Division,                            National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service      2) Country of Origin Labeling and Consumers' Right to Information          / By Jeong Yong-hee , Deputy General Manager, YWCA Seoul      3) Suggestions for Successful Implementation of Country of Origin          Labeling          / By Noh Bong-soo, Professor of Food Engineering, Seoul Women's                                         Unviersity  ○ 15:10 ~ 15:50  Panel Discussion             - Hong Hee-gyeong, Director, Korea Restaurants Association             - Ahn Chang-hee, Head of Green Consumption Research Team,                                        Green Consumer Network in Korea             - Jung Chan-yeul, Secretary General, Korea Distribution Certification                                                                    Association             - Han Du-bong, Professor of Food and Resources Economics,                                     Korea University  ○ 15:50 ~ 16:20  Q&A and Wrap-Up Discussion Member Organizations  National Council of the Green Consumers Network in Korea, Young Women's Christian Association of Korea, Korean Federation of Housewives' Clubs, Citizens' Alliance for Consumer Protection, National Council of Homemakers' Classes, Korea Consumer Education Center, Consumers Union of Korea, Korean Federation of Young Men's Christian Associations, Korea Consumer Affairs Institute