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South Korea strengthens safety management of imported food (raw materials) in the pickled kimchi season in 2020

 
Foodmate News: On October 27, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea announced to strengthen the customs clearance inspection of imported food (raw materials) for the pickled kimchi season in 2020.

The inspection objects and inspection items are shown in the following table:

Inspection object

Check item

Classification

Product Name

Agricultural products
(7 types)

Chinese cabbage, radish, garlic, onion, ginger, green onion, pepper

Pesticides (473 species checked randomly)

Heavy metals (lead, cadmium)
Total aflatoxin (only dried peppers)
Aquatic products
(1 type)
Shrimp (salted)
Lead, cadmium
Manufactured food
(8 types)
Pickled cabbage

Escherichia coli, preservatives, tar pigment, sulfur dioxide

Seafood sauce, seasoned seafood sauce

Total nitrogen, preservatives, coliforms, sodium cyclamate

Chili powder

Total aflatoxin, ochratoxin A, metallic foreign body, Escherichia coli, mold count

Tianri Salt

Insoluble matter, ferrocyanide, lead, cadmium

Natural spices
(Mashed garlic)

Number of bacteria (frozen products), Escherichia coli, metallic foreign matter, chlorine dioxide

Kimchi filling
Tar color, preservative, cyclamate

Inspection time: 2020.11.2.~2020.11.10.

Inspection Method:

—Agricultural and fishery products (1 time for each export company and each packaging site)

—Processed food (more than once for each production company and each product name)



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