On May 14, South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued an instruction to change the initial precision inspection items for imported kimchi in 2021.

Food type: Kimchi.

Inspection items: (current) Lead, cadmium, preservatives, tar pigment, coliforms (only sterilized products), and sodium cyclamate.

(After the change) Lead, cadmium, preservatives, tar pigment, coliforms (only sterilized products), Yersinia enterocolitica.

Applicable date: Applicable from May 17, 2021.

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