Classification of food ingredients (article 1.4.1)
Add missing categories of food ingredients of plant origin to align with Codex
Sanitary requirements (article 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 / 4.12.12~4.12.25)
Set standard for indicator organisms for general sanitation that is applicable to all sterilized food products;
Clarify the limits of poisonous fungi in aquatic products that can be eaten raw;
Revise limit of coliform in non-sterilized products under the category of sauce;
Expand the application scope of standard for total aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1 and G2)and aflatoxin B1 limit to all ingredients of plant origin and processed foods;
Food category | Limit (㎍/kg) | |
Ingredients of plant origin | ≤15.0 (B1≤10.0) | |
Processed foods | Infant formula, cereal based infant and young children formula, etc. | ≤0.10 (B1 exclusively) |
Other food | 15.0 (B1≤10.0) | |
Add limit of fumonisin in sorghum and simply processed sorghum products (>50% sorghum);
Food category | Limit (mg/kg, total of B1 and B2) |
Corn and sorghum | ≤4 |
Simply processed sorghum (grinding and cutting) | |
Simply processed corn (smashing and cutting) | ≤2 |
Cereal based processed food products that contains 50% or more simply processed corn or sorghum | ≤1 |
Cereal type | |
Popcorn |
Add limit of ochratoxin A in pepper, turmeric, nutmeg and seasoning that contains these ingredients
Food category | Limit (㎍/kg) |
Cereal | ≤5.0 |
Simply processed cereal (grinding and cutting) | |
Coffee bean, roasted coffee | |
Instant coffee | ≤10.0 |
Bean cake | ≤20.0 |
Red chili powder | ≤7.0 |
Grape juice, concentrated grape juice, wine | ≤2.0 |
Dried fruit | ≤10.0 |
Nutmeg, turmeric, pepper | ≤15.0 |
Seasoning containing nutmeg, turmeric, pepper | |
Infant formula | ≤0.50 |
Strengthen limit of zearalenone in grain and simply processed grain products;
Food category | Limit (㎍/kg) |
Cereal | ≤100(corn used for starch production≤200) |
Simply processed cereal (grinding and cutting) | |
Pastry food | ≤50 |
Infant formula | ≤20 |
Cereal type | ≤50 |
Pesticide MRL (article 2.3.7 / attached table 4 and 6)
Revise maximum residue limit (MRL) of 6-BA (6-Benzyl aminopurine) from “0.1mg/kg” to “0.2mg/kg”;
Set MRLs for 118 pesticides including deltamethrin and clopyralid in food; and add new experiment method for determination of clopyralid;
Revise MRL of pirimiphos-methyl in the eggs of livestock and aquatic animal from “0.05ppm” to “0.01ppm”;
Specifications of candy (article 4.1.3 & 4.1.5)
Set standards for total acid in candy and for GMP of candy;
List of Food Ingredients (attached table 1)
Add 6 aquatic products to the List of Food Ingredients, they are: northern propeller clam, goldstripe sardinella, patagonian scallop, patagonian squid, peruvian calico scallop, scarlet shrimp.
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