South Korea Revises Food Additives Code

On Jan. 9, 2019, MFDS announced the revision to “Food Additives Code”, which took effect immediately after official publication. The revision includes:

Revision of the safety review requirements

Content	Revision
Processing aids (besides enzyme agent)	New definition Materials required for the safety review: Data and materials for repeated toxicity study and genotoxicity study; other materials may be needed if necessary
Fragrances	Materials required when applying for a new fragrance: Data and materials for repeated toxicity study, genotoxicity study and chemical composition classification (the last item is specified only for synthetic fragrances); other materials may be needed if necessary

Revision of the component spec of 8 additives, including magnesium silicate, etc.
Revision of the use standard of 9 additives, including sodium metabisulfite, etc.

It specified clearly that L-Ascorbyl Palmitate can be added into foods for special medical purpose (except infant formula products).

20 synthetic fragrances were forbidden to be used as additives (Attachment 2)

Read the notice for more info.