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Was the Origin Falsified? Dispute Erupts Over Domestic Skate Ray Sold on Public Home Shopping

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A lawmaker alleged that Gongyoung Shopping sold 9,935 units of skate-ray salad and prepared flounder labeled as Korean products, generating about 280 million won.
  • A seizure and search by the Gunsan Coast Guard reportedly found the products violated origin-labeling rules.
  • Gongyoung Shopping denied that it knowingly sold imported products as domestic goods and said it is being investigated as a victim in the case.

A dispute has erupted over imported skate ray and flounder sold as domestic products through Gongyoung Shopping, a public home-shopping company under South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

People Power Party lawmaker Choi Su-jin said the company sold 7,331 packs of skate-ray salad through broadcasts in September last year and January this year, generating 182 million won. It also sold 2,604 units of prepared flounder in February last year and January this year, bringing in another 102 million won.

We are currently being investigated as a victim in this case.

· Gongyoung ShoppingThe company described its position in response to allegations over the products’ country-of-origin labels.

Together, the two products totaled 9,935 units and about 280 million won in sales. Gongyoung Shopping labeled both products as domestic, but a seizure and search by the Gunsan Coast Guard in May reportedly found that they violated country-of-origin labeling rules.

Gongyoung Shopping issued an explanatory statement denying that it had deceived customers by selling imported skate-ray salad and flounder as Korean products. The company said the manufacturer had misrepresented the imported products and that Gongyoung Shopping is being investigated as a victim in the case.

It is not true that we sold imported skate-ray salad and flounder by falsely labeling them as domestic products.

· Gongyoung ShoppingThe company denied knowingly mislabeling the imported products.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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