On October 23, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Notice No. 2023-502 to solicit comments for the formulation of the "imported Food Declaration Inspection Regulations", and the feedback period is up to December 22, 2023. The main content of the Regulations is to integrate item-by-item import declaration and import inspection requirements:

(1) To provide consistent standards by integrating import inspection requirements for imported food, health functional food, livestock products, aquatic products, etc.;

(2) Establish unified regulations on import inspection of imported food, health functional food, livestock products and aquatic products to improve administrative efficiency and consumer convenience.