Bee pollen and processed pollen

Operational Plan for Recommended level of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Pollen Products. Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 3

Product subject to regulation: Bee pollen and processed pollen

Substance subject to regulation: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs, 28 species)

Recommended level: No more than 0.2 mg/kg

Enforcement period: 1 September 2019 – 31 August 2020

Corrective measures will be taken in case a food product exceeds the recommended level: Urge to meet the recommended level and recommend actions for improvement (such as voluntary recall, labelling correction, etc.). In case actions for improvement are not executed to meet the level, relevant information will be publicly disclosed. The legal basis for this notification is The Food Sanitation Act Article 7-2 (Illustrations of Recommended Specifications, etc.).