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Fri, March 24, 2023 | 20:59
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Dongsuh Food CEO accused of cereal fraud
'대장균군 시리얼 재활용' 동서식품 이광복 대표 기소
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By Jung Min-ho

Lee Gwang-bok
Lee Gwang-bok
Dongsuh Food CEO Lee Gwang-bok has been indicted, along with four other executives and company workers, on charges of knowingly selling tainted cereals, the prosecution said Sunday.

This is the first time that the head of a major food company has been put on trial in connection with a food fraud case here.

According to the Seoul Western District Prosecutor's Office, the company mixed 42 tons of cereals containing coliform bacteria with new cereal to make products worth 2.8 billion won ($2.5 million) from April of 2012 to May.

The products are Almond Flakes, Oreo O's, Granola Papaya Coconut, Nut Crunch and Granola Cranberry Almond.

They claimed that each product had only 10 percent of the contaminated cereals, the prosecution said.

Since 2008, Korean law has required food companies to check the quality of their products regularly to avoid criminal punishment.

If they discover any defects, they must report to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety after recalling all the products in question.

Prosecutors also found that the company violated the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, known as HACCP, in manufacturing its products. To keep the HACCP status, food companies must ensure their products are made to a high standard.

Last month, the food ministry said it examined 139 samples of 18 cereal products made at a factory in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, and found no coliform bacteria.

However, even if coliform bacteria were killed during reprocessing, eating the products could still be risky as they might contain other harmful substances, the prosecution said.

Along with sexual violence, domestic violence and school violence, unsafe food is one of the "four major social evils" that President Park Geun-hye pledged to eradicate.

"We will continue to look closely at unlawful acts in food industry," the prosecution said.


'대장균군 시리얼 재활용' 동서식품 이광복 대표 기소

동서식품이 불량 시리얼 제품을 새 제품에 섞어 수십억원 어치를 제조한 사실이 검찰 수사결과 드러났다.

서울서부지검 부정식품사범 합동수사단(단장 이성희 부장검사)은 '아몬드 후레이크' 등 시리얼 제품 5종에서 대장균군(대장균과 비슷한 세균 집합)이 검출된 사실을 알고도 불량 제품을 폐기하지 않고 정상 제품에 섞어 판매한 혐의(식품위생법 위반)로 동서식품과 이 회사 대표이사 이광복(61)씨 등 임직원 5명을 기소했다고 23일 밝혔다. 

검찰이 불량 식품 유통 사건을 수사하는 과정에서 기업의 대표에게까지 책임을 물어 재판에 넘긴 것은 이번이 처음이다. 

 

동서식품은 2012년 4월∼2014년 5월 12차례에 걸쳐 충북 진천에 있는 공장에서 생산된 아몬드 후레이크, 그래놀라 파파야 코코넛, 오레오 오즈, 그래놀라 크랜베리 아몬드, 너트 크런치 등 5종에 대한 자가품질검사 결과 대장균군이 검출된 제품 42t 상당을 재가공해 살균한 뒤 새로운 제품에 섞어 28억원어치(52만 개)를 제조한 혐의를 받고 있다. 

자가품질검사는 식품 제조 시 자체적으로 정상 제품인지를 검사하도록 하는 제도로, 2008년 하반기부터 세균에 관한 품질검사 의무 규정이 추가됐다.

이에 따라 업체들은 검사 결과 검체 중 하나라도 부적합한 것이 있으면 부적합 제품의 수량이나 규모에 상관없이 제품 전량을 즉각 회수 또는 폐기 조치하고 식약처에 보고해야 한다. 

하지만 동서식품은 자가품질검사 결과 대장균군이 검출된 제품을 재가열하는 수법으로 일정비율(10%)씩 공정에 투입하는 수법으로 새 제품에 섞어 판매했다.

또 동서식품은 식약처로부터 식품의 원료 구입 단계에서부터 최종 소비 단계에 이르기까지 위생 관리를 철저히 하는 업체임을 공인해주는 '위해요소 중점관리기준(HACCP)' 인증을 받았지만 이 인증을 받기 위해 식약처에 제출했던 생산 공정도도 지키지 않은 것으로 드러났다. 

이런 방식으로 제조된 시리얼 제품은 재가열하는 과정에서 대장균군이 살균처리 돼 인체에 유해하지는 않지만, 현행 식품위생법상 세균이 검출된 제품 자체를 살균처리하는 등 재활용해 시중에 유통하는 것은 불법이다.

특히 재가공 과정에서 대장균군이 살균됐더라도 다른 세균이 남아있을 가능성도 배제하기 어렵다고 검찰은 전했다. 

검찰은 식약처에 동서식품에 대한 행정처분을 의뢰하는 한편 자가품질검사 제도에 대한 개선을 촉구했다. 

검찰 관계자는 '이번 수사를 통해 국민 건강과 직결되는 식품 생산 과정에서 회사의 이익을 위해 법을 위반하는 행위에 대해 대표이사에게까지 책임을 물어 식품 안전에 대한 경각심을 일으키고자 했다'며 '앞으로도 식품업계에서 비정상적이고 불법적으로 이뤄지는 관행에 대한 단속을 강화할 방침'이라고 말했다. (연합뉴스)
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