. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/106
3 December 2001
(01-6148)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Food and Drug Administration
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) and soy sauce containing acid-HVP
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Advance Notice Concerning the
Proposed Amendment of the Standards and Specifications for Food (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Establishment of the provisional maximum limits for 3-
monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) and
soy sauce containing acid-HVP.
The provisional maximum limits are the following:
− 1.0 mg/kg for 3-MCPD in acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP);
− 0.3 mg/kg for 3-MCPD in soy sauce containing acid-HVP.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2001-97 (Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  20 January 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Korea Food and Drug AdministrationG/SPS/N/KOR/106
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
International Trade and Information Office
Korea Food and Drug Administration
5 Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-KuSeoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea
Tel:  82-2-380-1647
Fax:  82-2-356-2893