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Korean government introduced measures to curb rising fruit prices

According to South Korea's World Journal reported on 19 February, according to the South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-FisheriesFood Trade Corporation, taking 16 February as a benchmark, the average pri

Feb 26, 2024

South Korea relaxed administrative penalties for serving alcohol to teenagers

On February 23, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Notice No. 2024-91, proposing to revise part of the Implementation Rules of the Food Hygiene Law.

Feb 23, 2024

South Korea Proposed to label changes of net contents in food

On 20 February, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Announcement No. 2024-93, which proposes to amend part of the Labelling Standards for Food Products, etc.

Feb 21, 2024

Korea issued import inspection instructions for coffee utensils and tea sets category

On 19th February, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued an instruction for import inspection of coffee and tea utensils.

Feb 19, 2024

South Korea issued import inspection instructions for carrots made in China for methylpiperidine

On 19 February, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued an import inspection instruction for carrots from China.

Feb 19, 2024

Korea clarified regulations related to change of import use permit

On 6 February, South Korea issued Law No. 20245, amending parts of the“Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management”.

Feb 07, 2024

Korean government releases strategy to strengthen global competitiveness of Korean food industry

The Korean government plans to expand the size of the global Korean food industry to 300 trillion won (approximately 1.6 trillion yuan) by 2027 and increase the number of Korean restaurants overseas to 15,000 restaurants.

Feb 04, 2024

KCS to crack down on origin marking violations ahead of Lunar New Year

According to the Korea Customs Service (KCS), on 22 January, the KCS, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), will conduct an operation to detect irregula

Jan 31, 2024

South Korea plans to increase formula exports to China

On 19 January 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (MFDS) announced plans to increase exports of powdered formula to China.

Jan 24, 2024

South Korea set inspection plan for imported food products for 2024

On 11 January, the Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) established the 2024 Imported Food Clearance Inspection Plan in order to strengthen food safety and quality management at the import clearance stage, and to rationalise and improve the imp

Jan 16, 2024
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