KOR/573
WTO/SPS
KR Südkorea
  • 65 - Landwirtschaft
  • 67 - Lebensmitteltechnologie
2017-10-17
2017-08-21
Food products
Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods.

The proposed amendment seeks to:

•  Revise the list of "Classification of Raw Food Materials":

o  Classify "Sablefixh, Black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria)" as abyssal fishes;

•  Revise the list of "Pesticide ingredients exempted from the establishment of maximum residue limits";

•  Revise the word "Manufacturer" to "Food manufacturer or processor, and livestock products processor";

•  Adopt quantitative concepts for the specification of food poisoning bacteria (Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus aureus);

•  Revise the manufacturing and processing standards for "Brewed vinegar" to permit the use of "Oak wood chip" with the purpose of flavouring;

•  Revise the list of "Raw materials approved for use in foods" and "Raw materials approved for limited use in foods":

o  Permit use of "Sword bean (Canavalia gladiatia) pod" as food raw material;

o  Clarify the edible part of "Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.)";

o  Clarify the requirement for "Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens)" use;

•  Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 105 pesticides (Iminoctadin, Daminozide, Metalaxyl, etc.) in agricultural and livestock products;

•  Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 18 veterinary drugs (Gentamicin, Nicarbazin, Neomycin, etc.) in livestock products.