KOR/568
WTO/SPS
KR South Korea
  • 67 - Food technology
2017-09-17
2017-07-21
Foods
The amendment of Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control.

The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control":

1)  A provision is newly created to permit the detention of import shipments without physical examination if there is evidence that the shipment may pose a risk to the public health;

2)  The timing of import sanitary assessment conducted by the MFDS is adjusted to take place once the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs commences the import risk analysis.