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South Korea plans to revise residue limit standards for 128 pesticides such as glyphosate


On June 29, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea issued Announcement No. 2020-265, which proposed to amend part of the “Codex Alimentarius”. The main amendments are as follows:

1. With the long-term growth of the COVID-19 epidemic, consumers' demand for household convenience foods continues to increase, and new food categories for simple cooking set products are newly set.

2. Revise the use standard of food raw materials . Set standards for cannabidiol (CBD) in hemp seeds and hemp seed oil.

3. Modify the food raw material catalog.

4. The new set and modified glyphosate and other 128 kinds of pesticides of MRL standards.

5. Amend the residue limit standards for some residual substances in livestock aquatic products.

The deadline for the solicitation of the above opinions is July 20, 2020.

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Announcement No. 2020-264 from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety



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