Notice No. 2012-209 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. 2012-100 of KFDA, September 5, 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.

September 28, 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

2. Details

A. Revision of MRLs (maximum residue levels) for agricultural products [(72), (97), (432)]

(1) Need to establishment and revision of MRLs (maximum residue limits) for imported agricultural products according to the request of MRL set up

(2) Establishment and revision of the MRLs (maximum residue limits) : Saflufenacil(Establishment), Acetochlor(Revision), Oxyfluorfen(Revision)

(3) Reinforcement of safety management by establishing MRLs (maximum residue limits) for imported food

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 November 28, 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