Notice No. 2012-174 of the Korea Food & Drug Administration

Please be notified of the purpose, reasons, and details of revision of the Criteria and Standards for Foods(Notice No. 2012-48 of KFDA, July 30, 2012) to consolidate opinions by letting the general public know about the revision of the Criteria and Standards for Foods in advance pursuant to Article 46 of the Administrative Procedure Act as follows.

August 27, 2012

Commissioner, KFDA

Administrative Notice of Partial Revision of the Proposed Criteria and Standards for Foods

1. Revision reasons

To reinforce safety management for food by establishing new MRLs(maximum residue levels) for pesticide and veterinary drug and to provide safe food by securing reliability of examination and inspection

2. Details

A. Revision of MRLs (maximum residue levels) for agricultural products [(101), (112), (133), (309), (409)]

(1) Rationalization of the MRLs (maximum residue levels) for established agricultural products on the used or registered pesticide in the Pesticide Management Act

(2) Rationalization of the MRLs (maximum residue levels) : Imidacloprid for Eggplant, Carbendazim for Welsh onion, Tebuconazole for Persimmon, Flutolanil for Green & Red Pepper(Fresh) and Sweet pepper, Amisulbrom for Welsh onion.

B. Establishment of new MRLs (maximum residue levels) for agricultural products [(1), (26), (55), (61), (101), (149), (186), (206), (214), (221), (223), (235), (239), (246), (285), (301), (323), (326), (332), (337), (339), (349), (355), (361), (373), (386), (390), (394), (403), (405), (408), (415), (416), (417), (421), (422), (423), (428)]

(1) Rationalization of the MRLs (maximum residue levels) for additional agricultural products on the used or registered pesticide in the Pesticide Management Act

(2) Establishment of MRLs for agricultural products for 38 types including Iminoctadine

3. Submission of Public Opinions

Any organization or individual with opinions on the notice of partial revision of the (proposed) Criteria and Standards for Foods should summit a statement with below information by October 27, 2012 to the commissioner of KFDA:

Address: KFDA, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk

CC: Food Standard Division

Tel.: 82-43-719-2416, 2418, 2420

Fax: 81-43-719-2400

A. Opinions on each item on the matters specified in the notice (agree or disagree / the reason)

B. Name (in the case of an organization, the organization name and representative name), telephone number, and address

C. Others