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#701, Seoul YWCA, 1-1, Myeongdong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (Postal code: 100-021)
Provision Date: March 3, 2010
Tel: 774-4050 / Fax: 774-4090
Person in Charge:: Secretary-General Lee Jeong-su
Assistant Administrator: Jang Eun-yeong
International Symposium held for the safety of foods
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- Each country's consumer movement and national policies to ensure children's food safety -
◇ Date: 2 p.m. on March 5 (Friday), 2010
◇ Venue: 20th floor of the International Meeting Hall of the Korea Press Foundation
◇ Organizer: Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations
◇ Sponsor: Korea Food and Drug Administration
◇ Participants: 150 participants including food businesses, academic institutes, government agencies, and consumer groups
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The Korea Council of Consumer Organizations (Chairperson Kim Jae-ok) will hold an international symposium for food safety on March 5 in order to learn about consumer movements and national policies for children's food safety that are executed by Korea, England, and China.
The International Symposium for Food Safety will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the International Meeting Hall on the 20th floor of the Korea Press Foundation (Press Center) under the theme of, “Each Country's Consumer Movements and National Policies to Ensure Children's Food Safety.”
During the international symposium the problems, conditions, and information about Korea, EU, and China's consumer movements and national policies for children's food safety will be shared. Measures for improvement will also be prepared.
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International Symposium held for the safety of foods
- Each country's consumer movement and national policies presented in order to ensure children's food safety- |
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◇ Date: 2 p.m. on Friday, March 5 2010
◇ Venue: 20th floor, International Press Hall of Korea Press Foundation (Press Center)
◇ Chairperson: CEO An Myeong-su (Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations)
◇ Symposium Statements
1. EU and England's consumer movements and national policies to ensure food safety for children.
/ Claire Corbett (England, Which? Campaign Manager)
2. China's national policies and consumer movements for children's food safety
/ Suissying (Professor of East China University of Political Science and Law
3. Korean consumer groups' consumer movements for children's food safety
/ Lee Jeong-su (Secretary-General of the Korea Council of Consumer Organizations)
◇ Discussions
▶ Kim Ja-hye (Secretary-General of Citizens Consumer Group)
▶ Kim Yong-hwi (Professor of Food and Science Department of Sejong University)
▶ Song Seong-wan (Head of Business Dept. of the Korea Food Industry Association)
▶ Han Sang-bae (Sanitation Research Staff of the Food Safety Dept. of KFDA) |
Group Members
Green Consumers Network, Citizens Alliance for Consumer Protection of Korea, Citizens Alliance for Consumer Protection of Korea, National Council of Housewives Classes, Korea Women's Association, Korea Consumer Affairs Institute, Consumers Union of Korea, Korea Consumer Education Center, National Council of YMCAs of Korea, and the YWCA of Korea |
