South Korean National Legal Information Center, June 10, 2022 news, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) issued decrees No. 18965, 18966, amending the Special Law on The Safety Management of imported Food and the Food Safety Basic Law.  Among them, the main amendments to the Special Law on The Safety Management of imported Food are as follows:  
 
(1) Expand the registered objects of excellent import enterprises.  Animal product importers can also check the sanitary conditions of foreign animal product slaughtering enterprises and apply for registration as excellent import enterprises, thus reducing the business burden of import inspection.  
 
(2) Designated raw materials and ingredients prohibited from entry.  The raw materials and ingredients used in overseas food purchased by consumers on the Internet will also be regulated as the raw materials and ingredients prohibited for domestic import.  
 
(3) Formulate the basis of administrative punishment for refusing inspection and recall of imported food.  It is allowed to cancel registration or close down enterprises that violate the provisions of the Law on Health Care Products and the Law on Hygiene Management of Animal Products.  
 
The revision will take effect from the date of promulgation, but the revisions on expanding the registered objects of excellent import enterprises will take effect six months after the date of promulgation.  
 
Main revision to the Food Safety  Basic Law are as follows: under the basic law of the food safety
In case the food has health hazards or may take place over the national health, it is needed to take emergency response to prohibited production and sell of food upon listening to the opinions of the stakeholders to adopt banning measures. However if the concern is urgent over the national health and need to act quickly, the ban measures don't need to consult for advice to adopt.  
 
The amendment shall come into effect 3 months after the date of promulgation.