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On May 20, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2022-41 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 29, 2022.

On April 13, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety published notices 2022-171 and 2022-172 (in Korean) to amend the Food Additives Code. Comments are due by June 12, 2022. Notice 2022-171 was notified to the WTO on April 20. Comments through the WTO are due by June 19, 2022. Notice 2022-172 was notified to the WTO on April 25. Comments through the WTO are due by June 24, 2022.

Korea's food additive regulations are included in the BCGlobal Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On January 27, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2022-7 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on February 3, 2022.

On December 29, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2021-114 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes. MRL changes from this amendment are effective January 1, 2022.

The amendment is in the process of being translated and entered into the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database. 

On November 30, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Advance Notice 2021-572 (in Korean) proposing revisions to their food regulations, including MRL changes.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be visible in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on December 2, 2021.

On November 24, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2021-97 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes. MRL changes from this amendment are effective January 1, 2022.

MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming weeks.

On November 24, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Advance Notice 2021-563 (in Korean) proposing revisions to their food regulations, including numerous MRL changes.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming weeks.

On November 19, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety published an amendment, in Korean, to the Korean Food Additives Code.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Korea's food additive regulations in English, will be updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On September 30, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Advance Notice 2021-465 (in Korean) proposing revisions to their food regulations, including numerous MRL changes.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming weeks.

On September 30, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2021-79 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes. MRL changes from this amendment are effective September 30, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming weeks.