A new task to establish global standards for 'Gim' has been approved.

Published 2025년 11월 21일

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Work on establishing a global standard for "Gim products," known for their black semiconductor, has begun. At the 48th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX, hereinafter referred to as Codex) held in Rome, Italy, the proposal by our country, "Request for approval of new work to transition Gim products to a global standard," was approved last 14th (based on local time). Codex global standards are the only international standards in the food sector. Our country has three items—kimchi (2001), ginseng products (2015), and gochujang (2020)—as global standards, and three items—doenjang (2009), gim (2017), and cheonggukjang (2023)—as regional standards.

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Work begins on establishing global standards for black semiconductor "Gim products." At the 48th meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX, hereafter Codex) held in Rome, Italy, the proposal from our country, "Request for approval of new work to transition Gim products to global standards," was approved on the 14th (local time). The Codex global standards are the only international standards in the food sector. Our country has three products—kimchi (2001), ginseng products (2015), and gochujang (2020)—that are global standards, and three products—doenjang (2009), gim (2017), and cheonggukjang (2023)—that are regional standards. Once international unified standards for quality, hygiene, labeling, and testing methods for gim are established, they will serve as a basis for resolving disputes arising in international trade. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has been promoting the international standardization of our gim product standards to stabilize the supply and demand ...

Source: Fisheco