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.
Organic RoboCop: South Korea warns ‘eco-friendly’ food firms that new robotic authentication scheme is ready to roll
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 If the producer's certification has been revoked but the retailer continues to use the previous certification, this will be considered a violation

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