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KFDA Policy on Food Safety Control for Imported Foods. 27 NOV, 2012. Food Import Division. Contents. Government Agencies Responsible for imported food. I. II. Inspection procedures for imported food. Status of Food imported. III. Inspection Order. Further Information. IV. V.
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KFDAPolicyonFoodSafetyControl forImportedFoods 27 NOV, 2012 Food Import Division
Contents Government Agencies Responsible for imported food I II Inspection proceduresforimportedfood StatusofFoodimported III Inspection Order Further Information IV V
I.GovernmentAgenciesResponsibleforimportedfood KFDA (KoreaFood&DrugAdministration) Coverage:Agriculturalproduce,Processedfood,Healthfunctionalfood, Foodadditives,Utensil,containersandpackaging Regulation:FoodSanitaryAct,HealthFunctionalFoodAct MIFAFF(MinistryofFood,Agriculture,Forestry&Fisheries) Coverage:Livestocks(beef,pig,poultry,etc.),Processedlivestock products,Marineproducts Regulation:LivestockSanitationManagementAct, FoodSanitationAct(formarineproducts)
I.GovernmentAgenciesResponsibleforimportedfood LocationofKFDAand6regionalKFDA Gyeongin RegionalKFDA Seoul RegionalKFDA 4Imported Food Inspection centers Daegu RegionalKFDA KFDA Headquater (Osong) Busan RegionalKFDA Daejeon RegionalKFDA 4 Imported Food Inspection centers Gwanju RegionalKFDA 2Imported Food Inspection centers
II.Inspectionproceduresandmethodsforimportedfood Storage atwarehouse Importreport to 6 Regional KFDA Imports
II.Inspection proceduresandmethodsforimportedfood TestTypesandDurations LaboratoryTesting Microorganism,Nutritioncomposition, Pesticides Residue, Veterinarydrugs Residue, Mycotoxins,Benzopyrene,Foodadditives, Illegaldrugs,andnotpermitted ingredings inKorea,etc. Random sampling (5days) Document review (2days) Sensory test (3days) Laboratory test (10days) • Confirm : Domestic distribution • Reject : Return or discard
III.StatusofImportedFoodsin2011 Category of food Utensils, Containers& packages Food additives Agricultural products Processed foods HealthFunction Foods Total 42,416 (13.6%) 32,155 (10.3%) 312,723 (100%) 8,017 (2.6%) 63,051 (20.2%) Laboratory test 64,535 (20.6%) Sensory test 29,020 (9.3%) Document test 203,279 (65.0%) Random samplingtest 15,889 (5.1%) 167,084 (53.4%) Total 312,723 (100%) Inspection types
III.StatusofImportedFoodsin2011 StatusofViolations Type of violations
III.StatusofimportedOrganicfoods Mainorganicproducts - Banana,kiwi,blueberries, coffee, etc - Teas, beverages, cookies, processedfruit-vegetableproduct, etc Mainimportcountriesoforganicproducts -United States, Germany,Italy,France,New zealand,China, Philippines, etc ** Extend the effective period for organic products, by 2013.12.31 - Addenda(Dec. 2009), ‘Foods Labeling Standards’ * 2012.12.31 → 2013.12.31(draft, in-progress) - ‘Environment-Friendly Agriculture Promotion Act.’ Requested by MIFAFF • •
IV. Inspection Order for Foods Relevant rules - Foodsanitationact, Article 19-4(‘11.6.7) - Notification on ‘Guideline on inspection order for foods’(11.3.29) Aims & Subject - To prevent import hazardous food into Korea and to strengthen responsibility of importer - 1) Foods, etc. from which hazardous substances are detected at home and abroad ; 2) Foods, etc. with high unfitness rates as a result of inspection of foods 3) Foods, etc. over which concern that such foods, etc. might cause harm is or was raised at home and abroad - Shall submit the ‘certificate of laboratory testing’ conducted food sanitary inspection laboratory or certified foreign designed by KFDA commissioner when reporting import report Examples - Inspection order for pesticide residue red peppers(agricultural produce) - Inspection order for formaldehydemade of melamine untensils - Inspection order for benzo(a)pyreneof smoked dried fish
V. Further Information - ImportedFoodsInformationSite http://www.foodnara.go.kr/importfood
V. Further Information at http://www.kfda.go.kr