Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of Republic of Korea signs 'Korea-Peru Fishery Product Safety Arrangement'

The arrangement was made to improve safety of Peruvian fishery products imported by South Korea. It will be effective from Jan 13, 2024. With this arrangement, MFDS has fishery product safety arrangement with 10 countries. The volume of imported fishery products from these countries account for around 80% of the entire seafood imports(about 1.2 million tons as of 2022). Highlights of the Arrangement include: a) The SANIPES’s safety management of manufacturing facilities in the exporting country; b)issuance of Health Certificate and c)subsequent measures such as suspension of import and an investigation of cause in the event of non-compliance.