prior safety management system of imported food_2012

Korea Food & Drug AdministrationKorea Food & Drug Administration

Onsite Inspection of Exporter’s FacilitiesOnsite Inspection of Exporter’s Facilities

System of Registration for Prior Inspection CompletionSystem of Registration for Prior Inspection Completion

Good Importer PracticeGood Importer Practice

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS

System of Managing Safety of OEM Imported FoodsSystem of Managing Safety of OEM Imported Foods

Onsite Inspection of Onsite Inspection of Exporter’s FacilitiesExporter’s Facilities

1. Onsite Inspection of Exporter’s Facilities1. Onsite Inspection of Exporter’s Facilities

u Secure the safety of imported food in advance as recommendations for improvement after prediction of hazards occurrence possibility by inspecting the state of sanitation in exporters' manufacturing facilities

u Secure the safety of imported food by explanation of Korea's food import system and food standards and specifications

u Exchange of information between the countries’ officials on exportation and importation food system to import safe foods

System of Registration for System of Registration for Prior Inspection completionPrior Inspection completion

2.1. System of Registration for Prior Inspection Completion

u This system is to secure safety of food imports by

preemptively identifying any food safety hazards in

manufacturing and processing facilities either by; conducting

onsite inspections or, requiring the exporting country

government to administer inspections and report the results.

Food imports that are proved safe through this process are

exempt from inspections when they are imported

u Exemption from the initial close inspection and random

sampling inspection on imported foods of registered supplier

u Application Qualification- suppliers manufacturing and processing food to be exported to Korea※ importers can also apply on behalf of the exportersu Registration Subject- foods, food additives, utensils, containers, and packages, functional foods※ agricultural, forestry, and fishery food products and

other food products made though simple processing are excluded replace


u Registration procedures-Applying for registration for prior inspection completion (required documents must be attached) →evaluation of documents → onsite inspection → final evaluation and determination → registration when satisfies※ exporting country governments' inspection can

replace onsite inspection


u Costs( benefit principle is applied )- application charge of KRW 28,000 - travel expenses for onsite inspectorsu Checklists- whether or not the product should be included in the sales prohibition list with safety hazards- whether or not the product meets specifications, and facilities meet standards- whether or not there are any false or misleading labels whether or not the product satisfies HACCP standards


Good Importer PracticeGood Importer Practice

3.1. Good Importer Practice

u This system is to make importers, as the first line of responsibility for the safety of food imports, conduct onsite inspection of manufacturing and processing facilities, of which the result can be confirmed, and can be registered as a "good importer" if it is satisfied

u Incentives on the Registered Product- exemption from random sampling inspection, and fast- track administrative procedure when import declaration- designated on KFDA homepages as an excellent import business

- Allowed to use the " Good Importer" logo


u Application Qualification- persons who wish to import foods, etcu Subjects- foods, food additives, utensils, containers, and packages※ functional foods, agricultural, forestry, fishery food

products and other food products made through simple processing are excluded

u Registration Procedures - Inspect sanitation procedures in the exporter's facilities → apply to register → onsite sanitation inspection by the KFDA → register as a good importer


u Required documents- documents proving business licenses of the exporting manufacturer - inspection report of manufacturers' facilities u Application charge of KRW 28,000

u Cheklists- 85 items in 6 areas of raw materials and their storage, facilities, process management, quality control of finished products and their storage, consumer information, and staff training for conducting sanitation inspections ※ in accordance with the「Sanitation Management

Standard for Manufacturers of Exporting Countries」

System of Managing Safety of System of Managing Safety of OEM Imported FoodsOEM Imported Foods

4.1.System of Managing Safety of OEM Imported Foods

u This system is to make OEM food importers

mandatorily conduct sanitation inspection of the exporter'

manufacturing facilities and control the quality of the

products

※ OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturing) foods are

manufactured by overseas contractors and labeled with the contractee's brand(logo, sign, letter, figure, etc.)

ObligarionObligarion

Mandatory Sanitation ControlImposing on OEM food importers duties of mandatory sanitation control for the manufacturing facilities of the exporting country

Mandatory product quality control Imposing on OEM food importers duties of mandatory self-quality control for OEM food products (maintaining 2 years of product quality control records)

Mandatory submission of reasons for setting the circulation periodapplied to first-time batch of imports after Aug.12, 2009 when the regulation came into effect

Mandatory labeling of OEM food importsLabeling place of origin and its OEM status in Korean around the main marking area of the product name on the package, in a size larger than 50% of the product name


u Inspection Contents- OEM food importers entrust food safety inspection agencies to conduct the safety inspection of exporters' manufacturing facilities in accordance with the designated inspection cycleuSubjects- food, food additives※ functional foods, agricultural, forestry, and fishery food

products, alcohol beverages are excludedu Cycle of sanitation inspection for OEM food- food determined to be inadequate after inspection & food for special uses : once per year

- other foods : more than once every two years


u Sanitation Inspection Checklists- 62 items in 6 areas of raw materials and their storage, facilities, process management, quality control of finished products and their storage, consumer information, and staff training for conducting sanitation inspections ※ In accordance with the「Sanitation Management

Standard for Manufacturers of Exporting Countries」uFor cases where sanitation inspection may be exempt- the product registered as a good importer practice- when it is demonstrated that the sanitation level is maintained in accordance with international standards of which the level is equal to, or higher than, the standards of Korea


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