1. Case OverviewA well-known food company ("Company T"). was booked for investigation on suspicion of making misleading country-of-바카라가이드 labeling by marking products that partially used imported raw materials as "domestic (Korean 바카라가이드)," thereby creating a risk of confusion regarding 바카라가이드. The company was investigated by the Special Judicial Police of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service.
Thereafter, in June 2025, the Special Judicial Police forwarded the case to the prosecution with an opinion for indictment against both the employee in charge of country-of-바카라가이드 labeling and Company T.
2. Our Arguments and RoleBased on facts identified through a meticulous review of the processes by which the suspects registered products on online sales channels, we actively argued that the suspects lacked intent to violate the Country-of-바카라가이드 Labeling Act.
Specifically, we asserted, inter alia, that:
Under Article 5(1)3 of the Country-of-바카라가이드 Labeling Act, in the case of "processed agricultural and fishery products processed domestically," the law requires labeling of the 바카라가이드 of the raw materials, not the processed product itself, and that the suspects had accurately labeled the 바카라가이드 of each raw material in accordance with this provision;
The labeling of the product itself as "domestic" occurred only on certain sales channels;
The reason that the product itself was labeled as "domestic" on some channels was that, under the product registration systems of those particular sales platforms, sellers were required to enter not only the 바카라가이드 of each raw material but also the 바카라가이드 of the product itself, and the suspects therefore entered the country of manufacture of the product, rather than the 바카라가이드 of the raw materials.
On this basis, we actively argued that the suspects had no intent to violate the Country-of-바카라가이드 Labeling Act.
Following supplementary investigation, the Special Judicial Police of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service resent the case with an opinion of no charges against the suspects, and the prosecution, accepting our arguments, ultimately rendered a final decision of non-prosecution.
3. Outcome and Significance of the CaseUltimately, both the Special Judicial Police of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service and the prosecution fully accepted our arguments and concluded that no intent to violate the Country-of-바카라가이드 Labeling Act could be recognized. Accordingly, all booked charges against the suspects were dismissed as "no suspicion (no charges)."
By bringing the case to a conclusion of no charges, we successfully eliminated the legal and business risks borne by Company T. In particular, as a food company, it was able to clear suspicions of falsely labeling country of 바카라가이드 and thereby restore its reputation.
The manner in which we assisted Company T in this case will serve as a meaningful reference precedent for future responses to investigations involving alleged violations of the Country-of-바카라가이드 Labeling Act.
