8. Safety Parameters

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Dairy Products
South Korea

This section provides the safety parameters (microbiological, contaminants, heavy metals, pesticides, veterinary residues, and food contact materials).

8.1 Microbiological Standards

	Provision	Limits	Testing Methods
Category	See products below
Product Sterilized Milk (including liquid milk, low-fat milk)	Food Code [1]	Total plate counts: n=5, c=0, m=0, when tested according to the general bacterial counting method after being stored for 1 week at 55℃ or for 2 weeks at 30℃ Salmonella spp.: n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g Listeria monocytogenes: n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g Staphylococcus aureus: n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g	Please refer to Section 8.1 - Microbiological Standards - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
Processed Milk	Food Code	Same as sterilized milk above	Please refer to Section 8.1 - Microbiological Standards - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
*Fermented Milk*	Food Code	Coliforms n=5, c=2, m=0, M=10 Salmonella spp. n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g Listeria monocytogenes n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g Staphylococcus aureus n=5, c=0, m=0/25 g	Please refer to Section 8.1 - Microbiological Standards - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
*Concentrated Milk*	Food Code	Same as sterilized milk above	Please refer to Section 8.1 - Microbiological Standards - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.

8.2 Contaminants and Heavy Metals

	Provision, Limits, Testing Methods
Category Milk Products	Please refer to Section 8.2 - Contaminants and Heavy Metals - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
Product Sterilized Milk (including liquid milk, low-fat milk)	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Processed Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product *Fermented* *Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product *Concentrated Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.

8.3 Pesticides

	*Provision, Limits, Testing Methods**
Category Milk Products	Please refer to Section 8.3 - Pesticides - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
Product Sterilized Milk (including liquid milk, low-fat milk)	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Processed Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product *Fermented Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product *Concentrated Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.

*Annex 4. Standard of allowance level of pesticide in foods: https://various.foodsafetykorea.go.kr/fsd/#/ext/Document/FC?searchNm=%EB%B3%84%ED%91%9C4&itemCode=FC0A074001002A168

8.4 Veterinary Standards

	Provision	Limits	Testing Methods
Category *Milk Products*	Food Code [1]	1. No more than 0.01 mg/kg shall be applied to “cattle, swine, chicken, milk and egg” in livestock and “fish” in fishery products unless its Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) is specified in this notification. 2. Milk, processed milk, goat’s milk, fermented milk, buttermilk, concentrated milk, milk cream, butter, cheeses, powdered milk, whey products, lactose, and hydrolyzed milk protein products that are processed using raw milk or milk products as main ingredients.	Please refer to Section 8.4 - Veterinary Standards - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
Product Sterilized Milk (including liquid milk, low-fat milk)	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Processed Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Fermented Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Concentrated Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.

8.5 Food Contact Materials

	Provision, Limits, Testing Methods
Category *Milk Products*	Please refer to Section 8.5 - Food Contact Materials - of the "General Foods" guidebook for South Korea.
Product Sterilized Milk (including liquid milk, low-fat milk)	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
Product Processed Milk	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
*Product Fermented Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.
*Product Concentrated Milk*	Same as "Category" (Milk Products) above.

8.6 References

1. Korea Food Code

https://various.foodsafetykorea.go.kr/fsd/#/ext/Document/FC?searchNm=%EC%8B%9D%ED%92%88%EB%B3%84%20%EA%B8%B0%EC%A4%80%20%EB%B0%8F%20%EA%B7%9C%EA%B2%A9&itemCode=FC00000000001A006

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Table of contents

8.1 Microbiological Standards
8.2 Contaminants and Heavy Metals
8.3 Pesticides
8.4 Veterinary Standards
8.5 Food Contact Materials
8.6 References