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    General Foods
    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

    Foodstuff/General Foods

    		Section 3 of the Food Code [1] provides general food microbiological standards.

    8.2 Contaminants and Heavy Metals


    Provision, Limits, Testing Methods

    Foodstuff/General Foods

    Contaminants and heavy metals are provided in Chapter 3 of the Food Code [1] for general food.

    8.3 Pesticides


    Provision, Limits, Testing Methods

    Foodstuff/General Foods

    Annex 4 of the Food Code [1] provides a list of maximum residual limits (MRLs) of pesticides. When pesticides are detected in processed foods without established MRLs in Annex 4, residues may be permitted within the MRLs of the raw agricultural products. 

    8.4 Veterinary Standards


    Provision, Limits, Testing Methods

    Foodstuff/General Foods

    Annex 5 of the Food Code [1] provides a list of residue limits for veterinary drugs in food. This is only applicable to livestock and fishery products.

    8.5 Food Contact Materials


    Provision, Limits, Testing Methods

    Foodstuff/General Foods

    Please refer to the other reports on packaging requirements for food contact materials and packaging requirements for food contact materials (hygiene standard) for South Korea. 

    8.6 References

    1. Food Codes (Issued date: 9 April 2024)

    https://www.mfds.go.kr/brd/m_211/view.do?seq=14826&srchFr=&srchTo=&srchWord=&srchTp=&itm_seq_1=0&itm_seq_2=0&multi_itm_seq=0&company_cd=&company_nm=&page=1


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