Alcohol company co-invested by BTS's JIN and Baek Jongwon accused of violating country of origin labeling

JINI's Lamp, a liquor company founded by BTS member JIN and culinary expert Baek Jongwon.
LAMP) has been accused of violating the Country of Origin Labeling Act.
On the 23rd, Baek Jongwon and JIN co-invested in the agricultural company Jinny's Lamp.
However, the two were accused by the National Agricultural Materials Management Agency (NAMS) of violating the Country of Origin Labeling Act. In December 2022, the two invested their shares together to establish the agricultural company Genie's Lamp.
The company launched the distilled spirit IGIN in December 2024. The plaintiff alleges that the IGIN Highball Tonic sold by Ginny's Lamp on its online shopping mall contained:
The complaint raised the issue that the country of origin labeling on three products, including prune and watermelon flavors, could lead to consumer misunderstanding. Despite the use of foreign concentrate, the country of origin was listed as foreign on the main screen and product information.
The plum flavor product information section states that it is made in Japan, but the product information on the product page states that it is made in Japan, and the watermelon flavor product information section also states that it is made in Japan, and the actual nutritional information is unclear.
The nutritional ingredients were listed as watermelon concentrate (USA). The online mall has now corrected the country of origin to "show in detailed description."