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Organic RoboCop: South Korea warns ‘eco-friendly’ food firms that new robotic authentication scheme is ready to roll

The South Korean government has warned organic food firms and sellers to ensure the authenticity of product claims made online as a new robotic authentication system will be rolled out in July to intensify fraud detection, and severe penalties lie in wait for violators.

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The retailer must check whether the food producer is maintaining the eco-friendly/ organic certification. If the producer's certification has been revoked but the retailer continues to use the previous certification, this will be considered a violation

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ecofood, southkorea, organic, frauddetection

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