On December 8, South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued announcement No. 2021-569, which intends to modify some contents of the relevant provisions on the inspection of imported aquatic products. The main contents are as follows:

1. Set the inspection times and time of precision inspection according to the food safety information in Korea.

2. Improve the inspection types of each bill of lading declaration.

3. Adjust the proportion of random sampling inspection for imported products from countries without unqualified health agreement.

The feedback periods for the above announcement is up to December 28, 2021.