The largest number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023 were by establishments in the Gyeonggi province, even exceeding those of the capial city Seoul. There were a total of ***** regulatory violations during this year, a sharp increase from the previous year.
Food sales establishment in this statistic may include the following business categories: edible ice sales business, food vending machine business, distribution and sales business, imported foods sales business, mass catering foods sales business and other food sales business.
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MFDS (South Korea). (December 30, 2024). Number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/
MFDS (South Korea). "Number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023, by province." Chart. December 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/
MFDS (South Korea). (2024). Number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/
MFDS (South Korea). "Number of Regulatory Violations Committed by Food Sales Establishments in South Korea in 2023, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/
MFDS (South Korea), Number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Number of regulatory violations committed by food sales establishments in South Korea in 2023, by province [Graph], MFDS (South Korea), December 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813694/south-korea-food-sales-establishment-violation-number-by-province/
