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Starch-cartel probe nears completion as South Korea expands living-cost enforcement

By Jenny Lee ( February 25, 2026, 07:23 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s competition chief said that his agency will move within weeks to wrap up its probe into alleged collusion in the starch-syrup sector and bring a string of consumer-staple cases, including pork, eggs and school uniforms, to formal hearings between March and May, as the government sharpens its focus on cost-of-living pressures.South Korea’s competition chief said that his agency will move within weeks to wrap up its probe into alleged collusion in the starch-syrup sector and bring a string of consumer-staple cases, including pork, eggs and school uniforms, to formal hearings between March and May, as the government sharpens its focus on cost-of-living pressures....

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