South Korea: Dried anchovies from Yeosu Oseong Fisheries listed on FDA Green List for the first time

Published 2024년 3월 4일

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Oseong Fisheries in Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do, has become the first to have its dried anchovies listed on the 'FDA Green List', thanks to a project by Yeosu City to support international food certification for seafood. The city selected Oseong Fisheries for the project in 2023 and covered the 16 million won consulting and registration costs. Having previously exported seafood to Japan and Vietnam, Oseong Fisheries is now set to begin exports to the United States, with the overseas export amount anticipated to surpass $5 million.

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Dried anchovies from Oseong Fisheries, located in Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, were listed on the ‘FDA Green List’ for the first time in Jeollanam-do, and Yeosu City’s project to support the acquisition of international food certification for seafood has achieved results. According to Yeosu City, the global export market is currently demanding food that has received international food safety certification such as FSSC22000 from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), BRC Food (UK), and FDA (USA), leading to entry into the international seafood premium market and overseas buyers. Obtaining international food certification is essential to increase consumer trust in products. Accordingly, Yeosu City is pursuing a project to support the costs of acquiring new international food certifications and extending the deadline. Yeosu City selected Oseong Fisheries as a project target in 2023 and has provided full support by paying 16 million won for consulting ...

Source: Fisheco