On April 3, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) disclosed the agencies designated as institutions for safety audits of imported food1. The whole list is as below:
No. | Institution | Period of validity | Tel (+82) |
1 | 한국식품안전관리인증원 (Korea Food Safety Management Certification, KFMC) | 2020.4.28. ~ 2024.4.27. | 1599-1102 |
2 | 한국에스지에스㈜ (SGS) | 2021.2.22. ~ 2024.2.21. | 02-709-4639 |
3 | 한국식품산업협회 부설 한국식품과학연구원 (Korea Advanced Food Research Institute of Korea Food Industry Association, KAFRI) | 2021.2.22. ~ 2024.2.21. | 02-3470-8183 |
4 | ㈜세스코(CESCO) | 2021.2.22. ~ 2024.2.21. | 02-2140-3520 |
As per Article 10 of the Imported Food Act2, the “institution for safety audit of imported food" refers to the institution professionally capable of conducting sanitation assessment and other safety inspections on foreign food facilities and good importers.
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