Kim Ji-young, Director of the Environmental Well being Coverage Division on the Ministry of Setting, speaks throughout a briefing on the Authorities Advanced in Sejong, Jan. 14. Yonhap
Korea’s normal company mentioned Wednesday it plans to boost security surveillance of merchandise bought on abroad purchasing platforms amid hovering direct purchases made by native customers.
Below the plan, the nation will monitor the protection of 1,000 merchandise bought on main abroad platforms this yr, sharply up from the 400 evaluated in 2024, in keeping with the Korean Company for Expertise and Normal.
„If a take a look at exhibits a sure product is hazardous, the federal government will take precautionary measures, together with asking platform operators to take away it from their listings,“ the company mentioned.
„We can even make efforts to forestall imports of merchandise which have been recalled in abroad markets,“ it added.
The company mentioned it is going to particularly deal with monitoring merchandise for youngsters and seniors.
The overall worth of on-line direct shopping for from abroad superior 25.6 p.c from a yr earlier to 2.15 trillion received ($1.47 billion) within the April-June interval of 2024, in keeping with a separate report from Statistics Korea.
It marked the biggest quarterly determine ever because the company started compiling related knowledge in 2014.
The federal government additionally plans to examine the protection of 4,700 merchandise bought on home purchasing platforms, in keeping with the company. (Yonhap)
