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Counterfeit "KF certified" masks he also been seized when they are exported overseas. From the 6th to the 12th of this month, in the process of centralized control and rectification of the overseas export of Korean health masks, the customs agency discovered that a Korean manufacturer had marked 150,000 masks without KF certification with the word KF94 and tried Export to China. From the 31st of last month to the 12th of this month, the Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Corps also investigated 29 home appliance shop owners and seized 10 companies that packaged masks that were not certified by KF into "can block infections" through false advertisements. High-quality masks from source and dust. At the same time, seven companies that had obtained KF certification but exaggerated their efficacy or performance were seized.

A related person in the distribution industry said: "Masks that he not been certified by KF are sold at a price of about 300 to 400 won each in the production company, so selling at 2,000 won is a very profitable business." He confided: "Chinese people I think that as long as you write'madeinkorea' or'KF', the quality will be good, so we sell them to Chinese customers at high prices through roadside stalls or online channels."

The police and local government came forward to investigate and deal with it, but it was difficult to control the production enterprises

The South Korean police, the Food and Drug Safety Department and other relevant agencies explained that even if mask manufacturers produce health-care masks that are not certified by KF, they cannot be sanctioned. Because even if the appearance is the same as that of health masks, if they are only produced in accordance with "industrial products", there is no legal basis for implementing controls. However, if the distribution company that sells the mask to customers advertises or indicates that it has falsely obtained "KF certification", according to Article 61 of the Pharmacist Law, due to false records, labels, and exaggerated advertisements, it will be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of less than one year or 10 million won.