South Korea proposes to amend the "Standards and Specifications for the Food Additives". Ministry of Food and Drug Safety proposes to amend the "Standards and Specifications for the Food Additives". - Thedefinition of processingaidisnewlyestablished and thetoxicological data onsubmission of a dossier forprocessingaid and flavouringsubstances are reduced.
- The standard formanufacturingforalkaliadditivesfornoodlespreparationsisdeletedbecause of duplicationwithitsdefinition.
- Thespecifications of thefollowing 5 foodadditives are revised:
α-Amylase, β-Carotene, Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Ferrous Sulfate, Monosodium L-Glutamate - The general name of 2 followingsyntheticflavouringsubstancesiscorrected:
4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl- 3(2H)-furanon, p-Methyl acetophenone Products covered:Food additives HS Code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Description of content: Republic of Korea is proposing Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): To be determined Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 December 2018 |