On May 3, 2022, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea issued notice No. 2022-25, amending the Regulations on the Inspection of Aquatic Products.  The main contents of the revision include :

(1) Deleting the requirement for aquatic product manufacturing and processing enterprises to register directly with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries; 

 (2) Categories of aquatic product processing enterprises that need to implement "hazard factor control standard" are defined;  

(3) Revise the sample collection method and retention requirements in the inspection process of aquatic product exports;  

(4) To revise the inspection procedures and requirements of the Korean authorities for aquatic product manufacturing and processing enterprises;  

(5) Some quality indicators and testing methods of aquatic products such as shrimp and crab are added in the attachment.

The revision shall take effect from the date of release.