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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/9
5July1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1723)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Comprehensive Revision oftheFood Code
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
Amendment ofthestandards andspecifications forfoodproducts, 6pages
5. Description ofcontent:
-Standards andspecifications for18foodproducts willbeestablished andabout 9000
self-established standards andspecifications willbecodified, thereby adjusting theFood
Code from thecurrent 23categories and152types to20categories and169types.
-Toimprove thecurrent labelling system, labelling requirements intheFood Code will
bedeleted. (Anewlabelling system willbeestablished inthefuture.)
-Fortheintroduction ofamanufacturer-determined-shelf-life (MDSL) system,
mandatory shelf-life requirements intheFood Code willbedeleted except forhighly
perishable items. (Theitems ofMDSL system areattached.)
-Standards, specifications andexperimental methods forchinaware, enamelware,
glassware andpottery willbesupplemented andrevised
6. Objective andrationale: Topromote thedevelopment offoodproducts andtoensure
foodsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Government Notice 1995-38 (May 29,1995)
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: NotdecidedG/SPS/N/KOR/9
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10. Final date forcomments: 9August 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [x]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Food Safety Division, Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
Tel: 8125037586
Fax: 8125046207G/SPS/N/KOR/9
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TheItems ofManufacturer-Determined-Shelf-Life System
Product Categories Products
Confectioneries Deep-fat friedoroiltreated products (except biscuits),
traditional Korean confectioneries, chips vacuum packed after
nitrogenflushing, miscellaneous cookies, candies, chocolates,
chewing gums, jams, marmalades, preserves, syrups.
Sweeteners Sugar, liquid glucose, glucose, liquid fructose, crystalline
fructose, Korean taffy, sweet syrups, dextrin,
oligosaccharides.
Icecreams Icecreams, popsicles, icecream powder.
Milk andmilkproducts Butter milkpowder, sweetened condensed milk, milkcream
powder, milkpowder (stored underdark atrefrigerated
temperature), milkpowder (stored atroom temperature),
whey powder, lactose.
Meat andmeatproducts Canned/bottled meatproducts, dried eggproducts.
Fishery products Dried fishproducts.
Canned/bottled products Canned/bottled products.
Edible oils Soybean oil,cornoil,rapeseed oil,ricebranoil,perilla oil,
sesame oil,safflower oil,sunflower oil,cotton seedoil,
peanut oil,olive oil,palm oil,coconut oil,tallow, lard,
mixed edible oil,purified processed fatandoil,shortening,
margarine, hotpepper seedoil,miscellaneous edible fatand
oil.
Noodle products Dried noodles (packaged drycoldnoodle andChinese
noodle).
Fried noodles, gelatinized noodles, instant cooked noodles,
pasta.
Teaproducts Soaking tea,extracted liquid tea(bottled/tubed), miscellaneous
extracted liquid tea,dried extracted tea,powdered tea
(bottled/tubed), miscellaneous powdered tea,powdered fruit
tea(bottled/tubed), miscellaneous powdered fruittea,fruit
liquid tea(bottled/tubed), miscellaneous fruitliquid tea.
Roasted coffee packed withplastic bag,roasted coffee packed
withplastic bagunder vacuum, roasted coffee
(bottled/tubed), instant coffee packed withplastic bag,instant
coffee packed withmiscellaneous bags, formulated coffee,
liquid coffee packed withbottle/tube, liquid coffee packed
withmiscellaneous bags.G/SPS/N/KOR/9
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Product Categories Products
Beverages Fruit andvegetable beverage (paper pack), fruitandvegetable
beverage (plastic pack), vegetable beverage, fruitand
vegetable (canned/bottled pack), carbonated beverage (plastic
pack), carbonated beverage (canned/bottled pack),
miscellaneous mixed beverage (paper pack, plastic pack,
bottled/canned pack), powdered beverage.
Foods forspecial dietary uses Dietary fibrefoods, dietary supplements, nutrient controlled
foods.
Health foods Capsuled eeloilproducts, miscellaneous eeloilproducts,
foods containing EPAand/or DHA (capsuled), miscellaneous
foods containing EPAand/or DHA, fresh royal-jelly products,
miscellaneous royal-jelly products, yeast products, pollen
foods, squalen foods (capsuled), miscellaneous squalen foods,
spirilla foods, highchlorella foods, primrose oil(capsuled),
miscellaneous primrose oilproducts, wheat embryo budoil
(capsuled), miscellaneous wheat embryo budoilproducts,
processed soylecithin products, octacosanol products, alkoxy
glycerol products (capsuled), miscellaneous alkoxy glycerol
products, grape seedoil(capsuled), miscellaneous grape seed
oilproducts, fermented plant extract products, protein foods,
highchlorophyll foods, processed mushroom products, apricot
extract foods, highcalcium foods, processed soft-shelled turtle
products, hydrolysed protein products, hydrolysed milk
protein products, mucopolysaccharide protein products, antler
blood powder, processed shellfishproducts, high -carotene
foods, highchitosan foods, propolis foods, colostrum powder,
highheme-iron foods.
Seasoned foods Soysauce, fermented soybean paste, kochujang (fermented
ricepowder withredpepper), caramelized soypaste, chung
kukjang(soybean fermented athightemperature), mixed
sauce, vinegar, pasteurized sauce, sterilized sauce,
bottled/canned sauce, tomato ketchup (canned/bottled/tubed),
curry powder, miscellaneous curry, redpepper powder and
shredded redpepper, natural flavourings, dressing, mixed
seasoned foods, flavouring oil.
Water ices Edible ice
Ginseng products Ginseng concentrates, ginseng powder, ginseng beverage
(paper pack), ginseng beverage (tubed/bottled/plastic pack),
ginseng (canned/bottled), ginseng candies, ginseng gum,
sugar-soaked ginseng, capsuled ginseng, ginseng powder
capsule/tablet, ginseng retort, miscellaneous ginseng foods.G/SPS/N/KOR/9
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Product Categories Products
Kimchi andpickled and/or
fermented foodsJeot-kal (salted andfermented seafoods), liquid jeot-kal,
seasoned jeot-kal, sterilized pickled products (canned/bottled),
sterilized pickles (retort pouch), pickled foods invinegar
(canned/bottled), dried sugar pickles, pasteurized pickles,
sterilized braised foods (canned/bottled), sterilized braised
foods (retort pouch), pasteurized braised foods.
Alcoholic beverages Sake(refined ricewine), beer, fruitwine, soju(distilled
liquor), whisky, brandy, miscellaneous distilled liquor,
liqueur, miscellaneous alcoholic beverage.
Instant foods Retort pouch foods, miscellaneous retort pouch foods, instant
dryfoods (except grain powder), miscellaneous instant dry
foods.
Dried fishfillet Dried fishfillet.
Miscellaneous foods Mejoo (fermented soybean), cocoa powder, cocoa butter,
processed peanut andnutproducts, capsule products, damp-
proof packing starch, miscellaneous packing starch, simply
processed fruitandvegetable products, polyaminate packaged
aseptic fruitandvegetable products, simply processed and
miscellaneous packaged fruitandvegetable products, honey,
tallow, lard,imitation cheese, vegetable cream (non-dairy),
extracted foods, processed popcorn products.