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South Korea Revises Food Additive Code

Food additives derived from microorganisms such as yeasts require submission of necessary documents for safety review.

As revealed by MFDS Notice No. 2019-88 [1], South Korea updated the revision of the Food Additive Code on Oct. 11th, 2019. Here’re the main revisions.

Main Revisions

  • Documents required for safety review

Food additives derived from microorganisms such as yeasts require submission of the following documents about the microorganism for safety review:
  1. Authentication material about the bacterial strain

  2. Confirmation material on dead bacteria or its residue in the final product

  3. Material that can prove the strain can be taken as food

  4. Case study information on practical applications in food manufacturing

  5. Confirmation material about whether it is pathogenic to animals, plants or humans

Microorganisms exempted from submitting material 3, 4 and 5 are listed below.

No.MicroorganismsNo.Microorganisms
1Actinoplanes missouriensis32Leuconostoc mesenteroides
2Alcaligenes faecalis33Microbacterium arborescens
3Aspergillus aculeatus34Microbacterium imperiale
4Aspergillus awamori35Micrococcus lysodeikticus
5Aspergillus kawachii36Monascus pilosus
6Aspergillus melleus37Monascus purpureus
7Aspergillus niger38Moniliella pollinis
8Aspergillus oryzae39Penicillium chrysogenum
9Aspergillus shirousamii40Penicillium citrinum
10Aspergillus usamii41Penicillium funiculosum
11Aureobasidium pullulans42Penicillium multicolor
12Bacillus acidopullulyticus43Pseudomonas elodea
13Bacillus amyloliquefaciens44Pseudomonas stutzeri
14Bacillus circulans45Pullulanibacillus naganoensis
15Bacillus coagulans46Rhizomucor miehei
16Bacillus licheniformis47Rhizomucor pusillus
17Bacillus pumilus48Rhizopus oryzae
18Bacillus stearothermophilus49Saccharomyces cerevisiae
19Bacillus subtilis50Streptococcus bovis ORLA-JENSEN
20Candida lipolytica51Streptomyces albulus
21Candida rugosa52Streptomyces griseus
22Candida utilis53Streptomyces murinus
23Chaetomium gracile54Streptomyces olivaceus
24Escherichia coli K-1255Streptomyces olivochromogenes
25Gibberella fujikuroi56Streptomyces rubiginosus
26Humicola insolens57Streptoverticillium mobaraense
27Klebsiella aerogenes58Talaromyces emersonii
28Kluyveromyces fragilis59Trichoderma reesei
29Kluyveromyces lactis60Trichoderma viride
30Lactobacillus fermentum61Trichosporonoides megachilensis
31Lactococcus lactis62Xanthomonas campestris
  • Terminology revision

  1. “Keep in a cool place” specified in the storage and circulation standard was changed into “keep in room temperature and avoid direct sunlight exposure”.

  2. The use standard of cocaine was changed from “the usage amount of caffeine” into “the usage amount of caffeine shall be calculated on the dried basis”.

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