Introduce on Imported Foods System in Korea

- Under The Food Sanitation Act -

Korea Food and Drug Administration

History of KFDA

1996. 4. 6 : The Korean Food & Drug Safety Headquarter and six Regional offices were established.

1998. 2. 28 : The Korea Food & Drug Administration

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VISION of KFDA

Promoting the public health by ensuring the safety

and efficacy of foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices

and cosmetics, and supporting the development of the

food and pharmaceutical Industries.

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Mission Statement

Supervising manufacture, importation, and distribution of foods and health functional foods and their safety

Supervising manufacture and importation of pharmaceuticals and distribution of narcotic drugs and approving importation Pharmaceuticals

Supervising manufacture and importation of medical devices and medical radioactivity

Supervising manufacture of cosmetics and evaluating the safety and efficacy of functional cosmetics

Setting standards and specifications for foods and pharmaceuticals and conducting research related to their safety

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Bodies Responsible in Food safety

Regional Food & Drug Administrations National Quarantine Station

National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service National Plant Quarantine Service

National fisheries Products Quality Inspection Service

Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry(MAF)

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(MOMAF)

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Principal Food Safety & Quality Legislation

Purpose of the Act

To protect the people from health hazards which may be caused by eating or drinking, and to help improve an promote public health

Any Foods not complying with the FSA shall not be collected, manufactured, imported, processed, used, prepared, stored, transported or displayed for sale or for other commercial purpose

The Food Sanitation Act

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Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act (MOHW)

Korea Food Code (KFDA Notification)

Korea Food Additives Code (KFDA Notification )

Foods Labeling Standards (KFDA Notification )

The Specification and standards for foods

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Food headquarters

To establish general policy for food safety management systems

Food Safety Policy Team

Food Management Team

Food Import Team

Food Safety & HACCP Team

Risk Management Planning Team

FoodHeadquarters

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To supervise overall food hygiene matters including surveillance for illegal and adulterated food Supervising food importation and exportation, and conducting imported food inspection

Handling works relating to genetically modified foods

Codex-Alimentarius activities

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Government Agencies

6 Regional agencies

SEOUL, BUSAN(3 branches), GYEONGIN(3 branches), DAEGU, GWANGJU, AND DAEJEON REGIONAL KFDA

Each agency serves as a field operation base conducting food & Drug surveillance and imported food inspections at its local Laboratory

9 National Quarantine Stations

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KFDA Regional Offices

Regional Quarantine Offices

Gyeong-in

Seoul

Gwang-ju

Busan

Dae-jeon

Daegu

HeadquartersMokpoYeosu

Ulsan

PohangDonghae

Jeju

Gunsan

MasanTongyeong

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Procedures for Imported Foods

Food 

Meat, Dairy, Egg Products MAF

Fisheries Products MOMAF

Food Additives

Apparatus, Container-Packages

Health Functional foods

Products Requiring Import Notifications

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1. Applicant 

15. Violation

16. Notify to the Applicant and Regional Customs Director

17. Returns, Discards or Changes of the product of usages

18. Issue Pre-Certificate For Import Report

Flow Charts of Import Procedures

3. Document Inspection

6. Random Sampling Inspection

5. Laboratory Test

4. Organoleptic Inspection

OrganolepticInspection

9. Conformity Assessment

10. Conformity

11. Issue Certificate for Import

12. Customs Clearance

13. Market access

14. Surveillance of Distributed Food Product

2. Files “Entry Report for Foods” 

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7. Field Inspection (Sampling)

8. Laboratory Test (by Food Sanitation Inspection Lab.) 

Automated Imported Foods Inspection System

KFDA developed an Automated Inspection System for Imported Foods in April 1998

Improvement of efficiency and transparency of the procedures of imported foods inspection

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Regulations related to imported foods( KFDA Notification)

Inspection Guidelines for Imported Foods etc.

Provisions on the standards, etc. for authorization of foreign official laboratories

Pre/Confirmation based registration system of imported foods

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Authorization of Foreign Official Laboratory

To acceptance of inspection results prepared by official laboratories of exporting countries

Objectives

Laboratories which are under the direct control of central or local governments of exporting countries

Private Laboratories approved or designated by central or local governments of exporting countries

43 Organizations in 10 Countries

USA(2), Thailand(5), Taiwan(4), Australia(9), Finland(1), Germany(1), Vietnam(6), China(10), India(4), France(1)

Requirements for Application for Authorization

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Pre / Conformation Based Registration Systemof Imported Foods

Overview of the system

In the event it is confirmed in advance (prior to import) through on-the-spot investigation that the foods manufactured and processed in the factory of an export country comply with the Food Sanitation Act of Korea, document inspection may suffice for applying importation

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Standard for Genetically Modified Food

To provide correct information to consumers

To ensure "Right-to-Know" & "Right-to-Choose"

Foods using soybeans, corns, and soybean sprout

July 13, 2001

Objectives

Labeling

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Exporting Foods Regulations

Notwithstanding the provisions of FSA, standards and specifications of foods for export may be subject to those as required by the importers

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Items

EU Total

Account

Weight(Ton)

Amount(1,000$

) Account

Weight(Ton)

Amount(1,000$

)

Total 33,783 274,510863,89

4196,968

11,454,463

6,503,834

Agr • Forest Products

744 24,108 13,829 32,3167,677,89

12,497,4

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Processed Foods 22,718 164,624551,81

0110,967 342,422

2,703,102

Foods Additives 5,141 55,663130,24

027,613 162,957 418,248

Apparatus etc. 3,796 28,864161,76

720,256 169,722 452,194

Health functional foods

384 1,251 6,248 5,816 11,471 432,834

Status of Imported Foods (2004)

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Thank You !!!

KFDA Food Import Team

Phone : 82-2-380-1733,4 Fax : 82-2-388-6392 http://www.kfda.go.kr

Any Questions ?