South Korea revised Food Code numerous times last year. The modification in food materials is one of the most significant updates. ChemLinked compiled these changes in 2020 for enterprises' reference.
Newly Added Food Raw Materials
No. | Common Name | Scientific Name |
A가054850 | Radicchio (leaf) | Cichorium intybus var. foliosum Endive |
A나017950 | Webfood octopus | Amphioctopus membranaceus |
A나023850 | Taiwan produced octopus | Cistopus taiwanicus |
A나029950 | Big blue octopus | Octopus cyanea |
A나079050 | Japanese meagre | Argyrosomus japonicas |
A나084050 | Cocunut octopus | Amphioctopus marginatus |
A나091480 | Atlantic blue marlin | Makaira nigricans |
A나091750 | Bigeye croaker | Micropogonias megalops |
A나094650 | Unihorn octopus | Scaeurgus unicirrhus |
A나095150 | White mouth croaker | Micropogonias furnieri |
A나072350 | Mud shrimp | Argis lar |
A나013450 | Deep conch (Black conch) | Baccinum kushiroensis |
A나061450 | Osagawai conch (Yellow conch) | Baccinum osagawai |
A나023750 | Bighead shrimp (Razor mud shrimp) | Solenocera melantho De man |
A나091490 | Atlantic halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
A나091720 | Beaked redfish | Sebastes mentella Travin |
A나033150 | Sparkling enope squid | Watasenia scintillans |
A나092950 | Japanese sea cucumber | Stichopus japonicus / Apostichopus japonicas |
A가099850 | Mock buckthorn | Sageretia thea (Osbeck) M. C. Johnst. |
A나019350 | Yellownose skate | Zearaja chilensis |
A나029750 | Kobi cuttlefish | Sepia kobiensis |
A나050150 | Neon flying squid | Ommastrephes bartramii |
A나074350 | Starry Cuttlefish | Sepia stellifera |
A나093510 | Pacific golden crab | Chaceon bicolor |
A나092850 | Idiot rockfish | Sebastolobus altirelis |
A나093505 | Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis |
Deleted Food Materials:
Leaf-blade linear-lanceolate (Ledum palustre var. maximum)
Narrow-leaf Labrador tea (Ledum palustre)
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