韓国の食品医薬品安全処は、ソーシャルメディアで人気のボムドンビビンバプトレンドを受け、春野菜に対する検査を強化している。3月20日まで続く検査は、需要急増に伴い、春キャベツなどの季節野菜を対象に農薬残留物や重金属をチェックする。
食品医薬品安全処は2026年3月7日、地方自治体と協力して、卸売市場やオンライン販売プラットフォームから春野菜340サンプルを採取・検査すると発表した。過去3年間に適合性問題があった品目を重点とする。対象野菜にはボムドン（春キャベツ）、ナエギ、ダレ、ヨモギ、チルク、チュイナムル、ドゥルプ、フキ、水芹、セバルナムル、デオデクが含まれる。
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South Korea's government urged the public on Monday not to worry about shortages of standard plastic garbage bags amid the Middle East conflict disrupting naphtha supplies. Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan stated in a Facebook post that all necessary measures have been taken. Hoarding has emerged recently due to a sharp rise in polyethylene prices, a key material for the bags.
Demand for bomdong, a seasonal spring cabbage in South Korea, has driven wholesale prices up 33.6% in one month amid a viral 'bomdong bibimbap' craze on social media. The trend is boosting food sales and even influencing fashion colors. Prices reached 47,099 won for a 15kg box at Seoul's Garak Market as of March 4, 2026.
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After the popularity of Dubai chewy cookies, spring cabbage bibimbap and frozen jelly have become the newest food trends in South Korea, driven by social media and seasonal interests. Retailers and food companies are quickly adapting with promotions and new products aimed at younger consumers. These shifts highlight the fast-paced nature of consumer preferences among the MZ generation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for 'epochal progress' in rural development during the inauguration of a modern dairy farm, as the country gears up for its ninth Workers' Party congress this month. Satellite imagery meanwhile shows soldiers in Pyongyang practicing parade formations ahead of the event.
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A new African swine fever (ASF) case was reported at a pig farm in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Thursday, marking the 16th such infection in South Korea this season. Authorities plan to conduct an epidemiological investigation, restrict access to the site, and cull all pigs at the affected farm. They will also strengthen preventive measures across the city's 87 pig farms.
South Korea's exports surged 50.4 percent year-on-year to $53.3 billion in the first 20 days of March, driven by strong semiconductor demand. Korea Customs Service data showed a trade surplus of $12.1 billion for the period.