A fish market where rip-off controversy arose... 61 weighing machines showing inflated weights discovered (South Korea)

The Soraepo Fish Market in Incheon, South Korea, which has been under fire for rip-offs such as demanding 370,000 won (about 40,000 yen) for two snow crabs, has received a total of 150 administrative sanctions.
According to Namdong-gu, Incheon on the 17th, as a result of weekly on-site inspections at the Seoraepogu General Fish Market since March this year, a total of 100 cases, including fines and improvement orders, were reported.
A total of 150 administrative sanctions were imposed. 17 fish market stores were fined 50,000 to 90,000 won (about 5,333 to 9,560 yen) for not indicating the origin of seafood.
Improvement orders were issued for 61 dish balances (measuring instruments) that display weight. In addition, three business locations were found guilty of violating the rule that they must undergo health checkups once a year, and were found guilty of failing to undergo health checkups once a year between the 16th and 20th of each year.
The company was fined 10,000 won (approximately 17,000 to 21,380 yen). In addition, one case of false labeling of the country of origin and one case of kitchen cleanliness violation were also uncovered. These businesses are taking corrective measures.
The police were also fined 250,000 won (approximately 26,690 yen) for the illegal installation of a food stall near the fish market.
In March of this year, the Namdong district launched a joint intensive inspection after a YouTube video revealed that some stores in the fish market were ripping people off.
In the video shared at the time, some stores were found not to disclose the exact weight, and two snow crabs were sold for 378,000 won (about 40,350 yen) and one king crab for 540,000 won (about 50,000 yen).
They offered excessively high prices, such as 10,000 won (about 47,700 yen) per kilogram, and demanded 50,000 won (about 5,340 yen) even though the price tag stated the price of the flounder as 40,000 won (about 4,270 yen) per kilogram.
Furthermore, there were also cases of people being forced to buy seafood unilaterally. When the controversy arose, the stores at Seorpogu Market said they would eradicate "solicitation, mixed sales, and rip-offs."
In June of last year, a self-cleaning meeting was held at the traditional fish market, where the fishermen got down on the ground and apologized.
"We expect many customers to visit Sorepogu," he said, adding, "We hope that the store's proactive efforts to clean up will improve the negative image of the Sorepogu fish market."