MFDS Supports Food Exports... Distributes English Version of HACCP Standards

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyun-ui Cho] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 29th that it will produce and distribute the Ministry’s notice on the "Food and Livestock Product Safety Management Certification Standards" (HACCP standards) in English to support food export companies.

The English version of the HACCP standards has been prepared to assist export operations, such as helping companies write food safety management methods or import requirements demanded by importing countries when exporting food.

HACCP is a system recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX) for introduction and application to ensure food safety and facilitate smooth trade between countries. Countries including South Korea, the United States, Canada, and the EU have also adopted it for food safety management.

The main contents include ▲ HACCP application system and operational management ▲ education and training for operators of HACCP-applied businesses ▲ prerequisite programs, containing safety management methods required by importing countries.

Additionally, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety provides a Korean translation of Canada’s "Food Safety Preventive Control Plan Checklist" for industries exporting food to Canada. Since Canada’s new food safety law, implemented in January last year, will be expanded to all foods starting July this year, companies exporting food to Canada must submit preventive control programs such as HACCP applied in product production to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in accordance with the revised law.

The Ministry stated, "We expect that the HACCP standards and overseas regulations provided this time will be helpful to food export companies," and added, "We will continue to enhance international trust in food safety and support domestic companies’ entry into overseas markets."

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