Park Yong-in, indicted without detention for violating the Food Labeling and Advertising Act, etc.
“I will faithfully participate in the trial.”
Source: SNS
[The Fact | Intern reporter Soobin Choi] Park Yong-in, a member of the Urban Zakapa, expressed his opinion on the butter beer controversy.
Park Yong-in announced the company's position on SNS on the 3rd, saying, "Recently, the prosecution requested a court trial for our 'Butter beer' on the grounds that it advertises as if butter were added to the raw ingredients."
He said: "We planned 'Butter Beer' with the goal of bringing consumers a new sensory experience. According to this plan, we developed a product with a light and rich beer flavor rich, and in the process, many people were able to enjoy the rich, smooth taste of beer.” “It's an expression that emphasizes the characteristics of the product,” he said.
He continued: "This beer is intended only for adult consumers and the raw materials are accurately labeled in accordance with relevant laws. However, following the instructions of the authorities, our company has changed the line advertising text 'Butter beer' to avoid He said: “We immediately changed this and added butter to all products produced thereafter.”
Finally, "However, the prosecution has a different opinion than us and requested a trial in court. We will honestly participate in the upcoming trial process, fully explaining that we have no intention of intended to deceive consumers and compensate for shortcomings". more.
Previously, the Criminal Division No. 1 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Kim Young-nam) announced on the 2nd that they had indicted Virtua Company, the manufacturer of 'Butter Beer', and its CEO Executive Park Yong-in of this company for violations the Food Labeling and Advertising Act, etc. last month.
The company was accused of false advertising and exaggerating 'butter beer' and 'butter base' as if it used butter as an ingredient even though no butter was used when selling the beer at convenience stores since May 2022 to January last year.
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