Table 1 Market factors of 40 retail meat markets in Seoul Korea, examined in this study

Meat market1) Sampling date Market factors2)
Processing area Processing temperature
Single market A 2015.07.21 SP– TEM–
B 2015.07.21 SP– TEM–
C 2015.07.21 SP– TEM–
D 2015.07.21 SP– TEM+
E 2015.07.21 SP– TEM–
F 2015.08.26 SP– TEM+
G 2015.08.26 SP– TEM–
H 2015.08.26 SP+ TEM+
I 2015.08.26 SP– TEM–
J 2015.08.26 SP– TEM+
K 2015.08.26 SP– TEM–
L 2015.08.26 SP– TEM–
M 2015.08.26 SP– TEM–
N 2015.09.15 SP+ TEM+
O 2015.09.15 SP– TEM–
Department store A 2015.07.21 SP+ TEM+
B 2015.07.21 SP+ TEM+
C 2015.07.21 SP+ TEM+
D 2015.07.21 SP+ TEM+
E 2015.07.21 SP+ TEM+
F 2015.08.26 SP– TEM+
G 2015.08.26 SP+ TEM+
H 2015.08.26 SP+ TEM+
I 2015.08.26 SP+ TEM+
J 2015.09.15 SP+ TEM+
Wholesale market A 2015.08.18 SP+ TEM+
B 2015.08.18 SP+ TEM+
C 2015.08.18 SP+ TEM+
D 2015.08.18 SP– TEM+
E 2015.08.18 SP– TEM–
F 2015.08.18 SP– TEM–
G 2015.08.18 SP– TEM–
H 2015.08.18 SP– TEM–
I 2015.09.15 SP– TEM–
J 2015.09.15 SP– TEM–
K 2015.09.15 SP+ TEM+
L 2015.09.15 SP– TEM–
M 2015.09.15 SP– TEM+
N 2015.09.15 SP– TEM–
O 2015.09.15 SP+ TEM+
1) Single market, small retail shops selling meat products with a complex distribution structure; Department store, large stores selling various foods including meat products with a complex distribution structure; Wholesale market, group of wholesale establishments selling meat products directly from the manufacturers.
2) SP+, meat processing room separated from the outside; SP–, meat sale area exposed to the outside; TEM+, processing te/mableerature maintained below 20℃; TEM–, processing temperature maintained below over 20℃.