NHFPC is currently seeking public opinion on the draft of “National Food Standard – Pickled Vegetable” until 31 Mar 2015. Once the revision of the food standard is finalized it will loosen the compliance assessment criteria for both domestic made and imported pickled vegetables.
The limitation of coliform bacteria has been increased in the new draft. According to the draft 2 out of 5 testing samples are allowed to be detectedwith coliform bacteria in a numerical range of 10-1000 CFU.
The regulatory change comes as good news to South Korea (home to Kimchi, Korean style pickled vegetable), which has just signed a free trade agreement with China. By the time the FTA is officially enacted in a few months, tariff exemptions will be phased in to general goods, including pickled vegetables. China’s regulatory adjustment on these products will ease regulatory requirements which represent a significant trade barrier for South Korean pickled vegetables and go a long way to promote healthy competition between the two countries.
We provide full-scale global food market entry services (including product registration, ingredient review, regulatory consultation, customized training, market research, branding strategy). Please contact us to discuss how we can help you by 
