Korea | Partial Revision of Food Code (No. 2018-91)
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea (MFDS) announced partial revisions for the "Specifications and Standards of Food" (hereafter referred to as the "Food Code") under notification no. 2018-91 on Nov 15, 2018, today.
Main Revisions
The MFDS announced the partial revision of the Food Code in order to provide safe food to the people by establishing and revising the maximum residue limits (MRLs) and relevant analytical methods for pesticides used in domestic and overseas.
Main contents of Revision
Establishment and revision of new MRL standards
1) There is a need to establish new and revise existing standards according to the safety management of pesticides newly registered in the "Pesticide Control Act" and new applications of MRL for agricultural chemicals used in imported agricultural products.
2) Establishment and amendment of 314 kinds of pesticide MRLs (in Table 4) such as Iminoctadine:
(1) Iminoctadine, (2) Glufosinate, (3) Glyphosate, (4) Napropamide, (5) Norflurazon, (9) Deltamethrin, (12) DDT, (14) Dimethoate, (15) Disulfoton, (16) Diuron, (19) Dicofol, (20) Diquat, (21) Dichlorvos, (23) Dicloran, (24) Dichlobenil, (26) difenoconazole, (27) Diphenylamine, (29) Diflubenzuron, (30) Linuron, (31) Myclobutanil, (32) Malathion, (35) Methomyl, (36) Methiocarb, (38) Metalaxyl, (39) Methamidophos, (40) Metolachlor, (46) Methyl Bromide, (47) Monocrotophos, (50) Benalaxyl, (54) Bentazon, (55) Buprofezin, (58) BHC, (59) Bitertanol, (61) Bifenthrin, (62) Vinclozolin, (64) Simazine, (65) Cyromazine, (66) Cypermethrin, (67) Cyfluthrin, (68) Cyhalothrin, (69) Cyhexatin, (71) Amitraz, (72) Acetochlor, (73) Acephate, (75) Azinphos-methyl, (77) Aldicarb, (78) Alachlor, (79) Aluminum phosphide, (81) Ethephon, (83) Ethion, (84) Ethalfluralin, (85) Ethofenprox, (86) Ethoprophos, (90) Endosulfan, (93) Omethoate, (95) Oxadixyl, (96) Oxamyl, (97) Oxyfluorfen, (99) 2,4-D, (100) Imazalil, (101) Imidacloprid, (105) Iprodione, (107) Chinomethionate, (110) Cadusafos, (111) Carbaryl, (112) Carbendazim, (114) Carbofuran, (115) Carboxin, (116) Cartap, (118) Captan, (120) Quintozene, (121) Clethodim, (122) Clomazone, (125) Chlorothalonil, (127) Chlormequat, (129) Chlorfenvinphos, (131) Chlorpyrifos, (132) Chlorpyrifos methyl, (133) Tebuconazole, (135) Terbufos, (139) Tolclofos-methyl, (141) Triadimenol, (142) Triadimefon, (143) Triazophos, (146) Triclopyr, (147) Triforine, (148) Trifluralin, (149) Triflumizole, (150) Thiabendazole, (152) Thiobencarb, (153) Parathion, (154) Paraquat, (155) Parathion-Methyl, (156) Paclobutrazol, (157) Permethrin, (158) Fenarimol, (161) Fenoxaprop-ethyl, (162) Fenitrothion, (163) Pendimethalin, (164) Fenvalerate, (165) Fenbuconazole, (166) Fenbutatin oxide, (169) Penconazole, (170) Penthoate, (171) Fenpropathrin, (173) Phorate, (175) Phosalone, (176) Phosmet, (178) Phoxim, (179) Folpet, (180) Flusilazole, (183) Fluazifop-butyl, (185) Procymidone, (186) Prochloraz, (187) Propanil, (188) Propamocarb, (189) Propargite, (190) Profenofos, (192) Propiconazole, (194) Pyrethrins, (195) Pirimicarb, (196) Pirimiphos-methyl, (198) Piperonyl butoxide, (200) Hexaconazole, (201) Hexythiazox, (202) Heptachlor, (204) Isoprothiolane, (205) Iprobenfos, (206) Chlorfenapyr, (207) Tebufenozide, (208) Tebufenpyrad, (209) Teflubenzuron, (210) Fenazaquin, (212) Flufenoxuron, (216) Fenobucarb, (218) Dimethomorph, (220) Diethofencarb, (221) Dithianon, (222) Mepanipyrim, (224) Cymoxanil, (225) Cyprodinil, (226) Cyproconazole, (227) Acetamiprid (228) Azoxystrobin, (229) Carpropamid, (230) Kresoxim-methyl, (231) Chlorfluazuron, (232) Tricyclazole, (233) Pencycuron, (234) Fenpyroximate, (235) Fosthiazate, (236) Pyriproxyfen, (237) Pymetrozine, (238) Fludioxonil, (239) Fluazinam, (240) Fenoxycarb, (242) Lufenuron, (245) Benfuresate, (246) Spinosad, (248) Abamectin, (249) Emamectin benzoate, (251) Etoxazole, (252) Oryzalin, (255) Famoxadone, (259) Pyrimethanil, (261) Haloxyfop, (265) Dimethenamid, (267) Dichlorprop, (268) Dimethametryn, (270) Mefenacet, (271) Mepiquat chloride, (273) Milbemectin, (275) Butachlor, (279) Cyhalofop-butyl, (283) Acibenzolar-S-methyl, (285) Acrinathrin, (286) Etridiazole, (288) Imazosulfuron, (290) Indoxacarb, (291) Zoxamide, (292) Quinclorac, (293) 4-CPA, (294) Terbuthylazine, (299) Thifluzamide, (300) Pentoxazone, (301) Fenhexamid, (302) Fosetyl-aluminium, (303) Forchlorfenuron, (304) Probenazole, (305) Propaquizafop, (309) Flutolanil, (311) Pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, (317) Hymexazol, (318) Halosulfuron-methyl, (319) Nicosulfuron, (320) Dazomet, (321) Dinotefuran, (323) Boscalid, (324) Bifenazate, (325) Cyazofamid, (326) Acequinocyl, (327) Orysastrobin, (330) Indanofan, (331) Carfentrazone-ethyl, (332) Clothianidin, (333) Tebupirimfos, (335) Trifloxystrobin, (336) Thidiazuron, (337) Thiamethoxam, (338) Thiacloprid, (340) Fenoxanil, (342) Flumioxazin, (345) Pyraclostrobin, (346) Pyraflufen-ethyl, (349) Novaluron, (352) Methoxyfenozide, (353) Metconazole, (355) Spirodiclofen, (356) Ethaboxam, (357) Dimethyl dithiocarbamates, (358) Iprovalicarb, (361) Tefluthrin, (364) Tiadinil, (370) Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, (371) Diniconazole, (372) Mecoprop-P, (373) Spiromesifen, (376) Triflumuron, (377) Thifensulfuron-methyl, (378) Ferimzone, (380) Pyridaryl(Pyridalyl), (384) Cyflufenamid, (386) Flonicamid, (388) Hydrogencyanide, (390) Simeconazole, (391) Mandipropamid, (393) Metaldehyde, (394) Bistrifluron, (395) Fluopicolide, (397) Oxadiargyl, (399) Cyflumetofen, (403) Metaflumizone, (404) Metrafenone, (405) Cyenopyrafen, (406) Bromobutide, (408) Spinetoram, (409) Amisulbrom, (410) Oxolinic acid, (412) MCPA, (413) Quinoclamine, (415) Chromafenozide, (416) Chlorantraniliprole, (417) Flubendiamide, (419) Prohexadione-Calcium, (421) Lepimectin, (422) Penthiopyrad, (423) Picoxystrobin, (424) Pyrifluquinazon, (426) Ametoctradin, (427) Imicyafos, (428) Fluopyram, (430) Sulfoxaflor, (431) Isopyrazam, (432) Saflufenacil, (433) Cyantraniliprole, (434) Epoxiconazole, (435) Fenpyrazamine, (436) Flutianil, (437) Fluxapyroxad, (438) Pyriofenone, (439) Spirotetramat, (440) Sulfuryl fluoride, (441) Pyribencarb, (442) Flupyradifurone, (448) Imazapic, (449) Imazapyr, (450) Valifenalate, (452) Isofetamid, (453) Mandestrobin, (454) Fluensulfone, (455) Oxathiapiprolin, (458) Cyclaniliprole, (459) Pyflubumide, (460) Picarbutrazox, (465) Tolfenpyrad, (467) Fluxametamide, (469) Flutriafol, (472) Clopyralid, (473) Pyraziflumid, (474) Florpyrauxifen-benzyl, (475) Sedaxane, (476) Tridemorph, (477) Naled, (478) Diclosulam, (479) Metsulfuron-methyl, (480) Sulfentrazone, (481) Isoxaben, (482) Oxydemeton-Methyl, (483) Imazamox, (484) Imazaquin, (485) Imazethapyr, (486) 2,6-DIPN(2,6-Diisopropylnaphthalene), (487) Quinoxyfen, (488) Chloridazone, (489) Chlorimuron-ethyl, (490) Terbacil, (491) Tepraloxydim, (492) Fenpropimorph, (493) Fomesafen, (494) Prosulfocarb, (495) Prothioconazole, (496) Propyzamide, (497) Pinoxaden, (498) Pyridate
3) The MRLs of agricultural chemicals in agricultural products shall be reasonably revised to provide safe food products to the citizens of Korea.
Establishment of General Analytical Methods [Chapter 7. 7.1 7.1.4 7.1.4.216-220]
1) New analytical methods are required for the newly registered pesticides.
2) Establishment of analytical methods in accordance with the establishment of MRL of 5 pesticides such as Acetochlor in agricultural products.
3) MFDS shall provide safe food products to the citizens of Korea by enhancing the reliability of analytical methods through the establishment of scientific analytical methods.
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