South Korea releases the third five-year basic plan for food standards and specifications management

Previously, the Ministry of Food and Drug Administration of Korea re-evaluated Korea's food standards and specifications through the first basic plan (2015-2019) and the second basic plan (2020-2024). In order to scientifically manage food safety, new standards and specifications that are flexible and applicable to the rapidly changing dietary living environment were formulated. The main achievements of the first and second basic plans include: improving food safety by introducing the positive list system of pesticides and veterinary drugs (PLS, Positive List System); activating the market by formulating standard specifications for elderly food and adjusting the system of special medical purpose food; setting new standard specifications for alternative foods with plant raw materials, cell cultures, etc. as main raw materials; re-evaluating and setting standards based on the contamination degree, intake, total human exposure, risk level, and exposure occupancy of various pollutants ...