Food additives

Proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Additives

The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and Specifications for the Food Additives":

1)    The provision which is about application of pesticides MRL (Maximum Residue Limits) for food additives is newly established;

2)    The specifications of the following four food additives are revised:

Magnesium Silicate, Caffeine, Baking Powder, Mixed preparations;

3)    The standards for the use of the following nine food additives are revised: Sodium Metabisulfite, Potassium Metabisulfite, Sulfur Dioxide, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Hydroxide Solution, L-Ascorbyl Palmitate, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Hydrosulfite, Propylene Glycol.