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.
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South Korea has proposed amendment of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control"In the case of foods that are directly imported from abroad, new rules will be set for the classification of items, such as narcotics and pharmaceutical…
The proposed Amendments are as follows: 1) To adjust the subjects of random sampling test to conform to the regulation listed above; 2) To adjust the fishery products that are subjects of inspection for veterinary drugs in accordance…
1) The text on how to apply pollution standards has been revised to clarify how requirements should be applied.
1) Amendment of regulations concerning remote inspection (Article 5, etc.)−Inclusion of remote inspection-related content following the establishment of Article 9-2 of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control;
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), South Korea have released two drafts open for public comments on standards of meat alternatives and new types of foods for special medical purposes (FSMP).|It also proposes to optimize the management…
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) released the draft of Food Additive Code for public opinions on October 31, 2022. Stakeholders can send suggestions to MFDS prior to December 30, 2022.
From October 14, 2022, South Korea is seeking public comments on draft amendment to ‘Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packages’.
On October 17, 2022, WTO published notification on proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages issued by South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ministry of Food and Drug safety, Korea issued a draft on improving standards on preservation and distribution.The major highlights are:|(1) Expansion in the type of frozen products that can be distributed after thawing.|(2) Allow Sliced or cut…