On May 17, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea (MFDS) issued Bulletin No. 2024-22 amending portions of the Codex Alimentarius, effective as of the date of issuance. Main contents:

　　(1) Revision of preservation standards for food products. Sauce packets can be kept frozen;

　　(2) Revises the names of flavored seaweed food categories. The names of flavored seaweed or roasted seaweed are differentiated:

　　(3) Revision of food ingredient list. Inclusion of Mizuno tree extract, black mountain root powder, etc. as food ingredients;

　　(4) Revision of the residue limit standards for 57 pesticides, including Kasugamycin, and 11 veterinary drugs, including Nelasin; some of the contents are shown in the table below;

　　(5) Removal of mandatory requirements for pepper adulteration test items; newly approved test methods for genetically modified foods (GMB151, MON87429), etc.

　　For more details, see: https://www.mfds.go.kr/brd/m_207/view.do?seq=14975&srchFr=&srchTo=&srchWord=&srchTp=&itm_seq_1=0&itm_seq_2=0&multi_itm_seq= 0&company_cd=&company_nm=&page=1