Korea issues amendment on food additives
South Korea
Mar 30, 2021
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) released the "Partial Amendment on Korea Food Additives Code / Korea Food Additives Standard and Specification (No.2021-19)".
The scientific document underlines the following information:
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The scope of recognition of natural occurrence of food additives is expanded.
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The provision for the natural occurrence of benzoic acid is newly established.
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Benzoic acid detected below 0.02 g/kg in food except the ingredients of animal origin can be considered as natural occurrence.
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The use level of the six food additives such as orbic acid is revised.
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The general use level of sterilizing agent and food-contact surface sanitizing solutions is revised.
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The analytical methods for the eight food additives such as 5'-Ribonucleotides and manufacturing methods of fuchsin sulfurous acid are revised.
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