[Updated] South Korea Food Code Revisions Collection in 2022

*Food Code updates in 2023: South Korea Food Code Revisions Collection in 2023.

Food Code is one of the most important regulations for the Korean food industry. It specifies the standards and specifications of each food category, regulates the maximum limits of pesticides, and details the food raw material lists. However, the frequent modification to Food Code and the language barrier both hold overseas enterprises from understanding the regulation. To remove the regulatory obstacles, ChemLinked collects the updates of Food Code from January till now for enterprises' reference.

Date	Official Notification	Amendments
January 27, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-7	The temporary standards of 74 un-registered pesticides are deleted; The maximum residue limits of 131 pesticides are modified.
February 21, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-16	The food type of “natural cheese” is changed to “cheese” to keep aligned with the international standard. Its definition is modified as well; New specifications of Krill Oil are introduced; Test methods of residual veterinary drugs are amended. More details: South Korea Revises Food Code: MFDS Notification No. 2022-16
March 31, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-25	The terminology of “sell-by date(유통기한)” is modified as “use-by date (소비기한)” in this version following the amendments in Food Labeling Standard.
April 20, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-31	The terminology of “sell-by date(유통기한)” is modified as “use-by date (소비기한)" in this version following the modifications in Food, Food Additives, Livestock Product and Health Functional Food Use-by Date Determination Standard.
May 20, 2022	MFDS Notification No.2022-41	The maximum limits of 67 kinds of pesticides are modified, including Meptyldinocap, Maleic hydrazide, etc. The test methods for 4 pesticides are newly inserted in the new version. MFDS online contaminant information search platform: South Korea: New Pesticide MRLs Information Platform.
June 30, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-48	97 food raw materials are newly inserted and 17 food raw materials are modified. Two new food types and their specifications are introduced. Seven substances' maximum residue limits are revised. More details: South Korea Revises Food Code: Food Materials and MRLs Updates
August 11, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-56	The definition of "corruption" for food raw materials, in order to prevent food manufactured with low-quality raw materials under unhygienic conditions; The capsule's pH range (3.0∼7.5) is deleted, which makes it possible to manufacture capsules with alkaline materials such as calcium carbonate; The pH of ice is modified following the pH specification of drinking water.
October 25, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-76	New raw materials are inserted in the permitted raw material list. The MRLs of 119 pesticides are revised. The royal jelly specification, aflatoxin limits, and frozen foods handling method are optimized. More details: South Korea Revises Food Code: Updating Food Materials and Pesticide MRLs
December 1, 2022	MFDS Notification No. 2022-84	The diarrhetic shellfish poison standard is modified. MRLs for eight pesticides are amended. More details：South Korea Revises Food Code: Focusing on Contaminants Control