South Korea amending Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is proposing to amend the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control":

1) A provision is newly created to permit the detention of import shipments without physical examination if there is evidence that the shipment may pose a risk to the public health;

2) The timing of import sanitary assessment conducted by the MFDS is adjusted to take place once the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs commences the import risk analysis

Products covered : Foods 

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: To be determined.

Final date for comments:: 17 September 2017

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