Shiitake Mushrooms’

Certified Food _ Jangheung Acid-Free Seaweed
acquire international certifications.”
All seaweed products of Jangheung Musan Gim
Co., Ltd. are produced through long-term contracts
with growers. As producers and shareholders at the
same time, the fishermen prepare and sort seaweed to
order according to strict standards. What’s more, a
Mr. Song, the
president of
Jangheung
Musan Gim
Co.,Ltd., assists
to package seaweed
products
in a workplace
CCTV keeps a close watch on every farm 24 hours a
day in order to prevent the usage of any organic or
mineral acids. If the quality of a product becomes an
issue, the farm that has produced it abides by the association’s
principle that it has to leave the enterprise.
This makes the fishermen very careful in securing the
quality and reliability of their products.
CCTV Keeps a Close Watch on Farms
Around the Clock to Ensure the Products’
Quality
The Goal is to Captivate the Tastes of
Overseas Consumers
The main items of the company include dried sea-
weed, roasted seaweed, seasoned seaweed, and sea-
weed gift sets. These eco-friendly products are being
prepared to enter the international organic food mar-
ket. Jangheung Musan Gim Co., Ltd. plans to first in-
Jangheung
acid-free seaweed
products
are introduced
to buyers in the
fair
aged only by fishermen. As shareholders, they participate
in all steps of the process: production, processing,
distribution, and sales of “Jangheung Acid-Free
Seaweed.” The company has obtained a number of
troduce its premium seaweed products to consumers
of the high-income bracket in Japan and Greater
China. It is now holding various promotional events
in high-end department stores, big supermarkets, and
organic food stores. In the United States, Jangheung
international organic certifications such as JAS (from
Acid-Free Seaweed is going to be sold in organic
Japan), USDA (from the United States), and the
food stores such as Whole Foods from the latter half
IFOAM. Receiving the Grand Prize in the “2011
of this year. The premium eco-friendly Korean sea-
Brand Awards of Korean Marine Products” further
weed will also appear on store shelves shortly in the
boosted the product’s popularity. It gave the con-
Russian market and in Europe, where the food safety
sumers more confidence in the quality and safety of
standards are particularly rigid.
Jangheung Acid-Free Seaweed.
The prices for the products are about two times
Mr. Song Myung-sub, the president of Jangheung
those of regular seaweed products.
Musan Gim Co., Ltd. explains: “We, fishermen go
Mr. Song says, “among Korean seaweed products,
through many hardships in the production of eco-
Jangheung Acid-Free Seaweed is of the top grade.
friendly seaweed. However, we want to offer over-
We consider it our primary goal to deliver to our
seas consumers Korean organic marine products. This
is also the reason why we’ve been trying so hard to
overseas customers the taste of nature as it is, without
anything artificial.”
Inquiries Jangheung Musan Gim Co., Ltd. Tel +82-61-867-7755 Fax +82-61-867-7754 Website www.jmgim.com
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