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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
56
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 ?