Republic of Korea

Codex Contact Point

Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) 94, Dasom 2-ro, Sejong-Si, Republic of Korea, 339-012

Telephone:
+82 44 201 2080
+82 43 719 2045

Fax:
+82 44 868 0449
+82 43 719 2000

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Competent authorities

Name of authority:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Mandate/competence:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for the safety of agro and livestock products in the production.

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is responsible for the food(including agro, livestock, aquatic products) safety in distribution, manufacture, importing, consumption.

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is responsible for the safety of fisheries in the production.

INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety - Risk information division ([email protected], +82-43-719-1751)

Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations

The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.

The national Codex programme

National Codex consultative mechanism

Before Codex committee, we have several meetings with other related government stakeholders, industries and private sectors, etc.

Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex

food safety overall: Korea National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Food and Hygiene Advisory Committee
pesticide safety: Korea Rural Development Administration (RDA)

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice

food: Food Safety Evaluation Department in National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation

agrifood: Quarantine and Inspection agency

Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions

food safety: www.foodsafetykorea.go.kr(provides risk-profies of residue and contaminants)
for animal and plant quarantine risk assessments, www.qia.go.kr is the available link for public.

Official Laboratories

Official Laboratory:
National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation
Regional office of Food and Drug Safety
Institute of Health Environment
other designated official laboratories
Official Competence:
Domestic and imported foods including livestock products, functional foods, food additives, food packaging, containers and equipment

Official Laboratory:
other designated official laboratories
Official Competence:
Domestic and imported foods including livestock products, functional foods, food additives, food packaging, containers and equipment

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans

Notification surveillance system

National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain

National monitoring system
pesticides, veterinary drugs, natural contaminants, etc.