Proposed Amendment to the Standards and Specifications for Foods

Regular notification 2018-04-12
G/SPS/N/KOR/595

Description

The proposed amendment seeks to:
1. Newly list allulose as a food ingredient;
2. Revise the maximum residual limits for pesticides and veterinary drugs:
- Establish MRLs for 22 insecticides (Methamidophos, etc.) for chicken meat and eggs;
3. Revise General Test Methods: 
  - Expand veterinary drugs subjected to simultaneous test method;
  - Establish test methods for insecticides for chicken meat and eggs;
  - Establish simultaneous test method for mycotoxins in foods; and
  - Establish test method for additionally approved genetically modified foods.

Keywords

Mycotoxins; Genetically modified organisms (GMOs); Veterinary drugs; Toxins; Maximum residue limits (MRLs); Contaminants; Food safety; Human health; Pesticides