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Korea Proposes Partial Amendment of Health Functional Food Code
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Contaminants & Pesticides
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Regulatory News
Posted By:
Sandhya Sashikumar
On April 11th, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea issued a notification on the “Partial Amendment Food Code/Food Standard and Specifications (No. 2023-28)".
The scope of the document summarizes the following:
- To establish and revise the residue allowance standards for pesticides and imported Agri-products;
- To provide safe food to the public and revise the standards for Veterinary Drugs in Food;
- The setting of pesticide and veterinary drug testing methods as per new residue tolerance standards;
The regulation is effective from July 01, 2023.
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