Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Proposed Comprehensive Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/KOR/543 |
| Date notice |
08/08/2016 |
| Notice type |
Regular |
| Title |
Proposed Comprehensive Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods |
| Summary |
The proposed amendments seek to:
1. Combine the standards and specifications for foods and livestock products;
2. Reorganize compilation system of the Standards and Specifications for Foods;
3. Adjust the classification of food types based on the content of the raw materials and additive ingredients;
4. Simplify and reclassify food types;
5. Clarify the requirements for raw materials;
6. Add metabolites to residue definition for veterinary drugs;
7. Rationalize storage and distribution standards;
8. Improve microorganisms and introduce statistical concepts;
9. Modify terminologies and wordings such as refining the definitions of food type;
10. Revise the methods of sampling and sample handling;
11. Establish and revise the general test methods; and
12. Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for pesticides in agricultural products.
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| Product |
Food products |
| Country |
Republic of Korea |
File attach:
NKOR543.pdf
Orther Notice: