RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/20
16October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3112)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Meat products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment oftheFood Code
(2pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
-Theshelf-life ofdrysausage, drymixed sausage anddried meatproducts will
bedetermined bymanufacturers.
-Theshelf-life system governing vacuum-packed chilled andfrozen meatproducts will
beestablished.
*The items areattached.
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 No.1995-47 (29September 1995)
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: inforce since 1October 1995
10. Final date forcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Food Safety Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
1Choongang-dong, Kwachon-city, Kyunggi-do
Republic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-503-7586
Fax: 82-2-500-3074
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Porkchilling period: 24hours afterslaughtering
48hours afterslaughtering
Recommended shelf-life
Product items Current Revised
Storaging temp. Shelf-life Storaging temp. Shelf-life
Drysausage
Drymixed sausage
Dried meatroom temp. 3months deleted deleted
Seasoned rawmeat
products
-Frozen
Marinated poultrynothigher than
-15C1month nothigher than
-18C
nothigher than
-18C3months
9months
Minced meat
products
-Cooked
-Frozen newly establishednothigher than
-15C3months
Packaged meat
-Beef
-Pork
-Poultry andother
meats
-Vacuum packed
chilled meat
.Beef
.Pork
.Lambnewly established nothigher than
-20C
nothigher than
-20C
nothigher than
-20C
-2-0C
-2-0C
-2-0C12months
9months
9months
3months
45days
2months
Processed fish
products
-Frozen products nothigher than
-15C15days deleted deleted