8. Safety Parameters
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Beers, RTDs, Whisky
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 Food | Section 3 of the Food Code [1] provides general food microbiological standards. |
Category Alcoholic drinks | None specified. |
| Product Beer | None specified. |
Product Ready-to-drink beverages (mainly Chuhai) | None specified. |
Product Whisky | None specified. |
8.2 Contaminants and Heavy Metals
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Food | Contaminants and heavy metals are provided in Chapter 3 of the Food Code [1] for General Food. |
Category Alcoholic drinks | See below. |
| Product Beer | Methanol (mg/mL): no more than 0.5 Section 8.6.7.1.1. of the Food Code [1] provides its testing method. |
Product Ready-to-drink beverages (mainly Chuhai) | Methanol (mg/mL): no more than 1.0 Section 8.6.7.1.1. of the Food Code [1] provides its testing method. |
Product Whisky | Methanol (mg/mL): no more than 1.0 Aldehyde (mg/100mL): no more than 70.0 Section 8.6.7.2.1. of the Food Code [1] provides its testing method. |
8.3 Pesticides
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Food | 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. |
Category Alcoholic drinks | Same as "General Food" above. |
Product Beer | Same as "Category" (alcoholic drinks) above. |
Product Ready-to-drink beverages (mainly Chuhai) | Same as "Category" (alcoholic drinks) above. |
Product Whisky | Same as "Category" (alcoholic drinks) above. |
8.4 Veterinary Standards
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Food | 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. |
Category Alcoholic drinks | N/A |
| Product Beer | N/A |
Product Ready-to-drink beverages (mainly Chuhai) | N/A |
Product Whisky | N/A |
8.5 Food Contact Materials
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: 14 November 2024)
https://various.foodsafetykorea.go.kr/fsd/#/ext/Document/FC
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