On August 18, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued the Guidelines for submitting materials for the Provisional Standard for Food Raw Materials, which will be implemented from the date of release. Main contents:

1. Scope. It is suitable for new agricultural products, livestock products, aquatic products, extracted, concentrated and separated as raw materials to be used as food for the first time, processing and production; Excluding: raw materials with medicinal effects, minerals, herbs and their products and other substances that may cause harm to human body;

2. Application materials. Application form: food ingredients, complete data materials in Korean, relevant literature, commercial standards, product requirements, testing methods, testing reagents and instruments, etc.; The number of samples is 5, each 100-500g;

3. How to apply. Korea Food and Drug Ministry website to submit the relevant electronic materials;

4. Review procedures. Technical review and formulation of provisional standards; Specific requirements for supplementary materials and change applications.