G/SPS/N/KOR/701  
 
23 October 2020  
(20-7342) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Draft Establishment of Recommended 
Specification for Acrylamide in Food . Language(s):  Korean . Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/KOR/20_6377_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
• Commodity/Product and Recommended Specification for Acrylamide  
Commodity/Product Name  Recommended Specification (mg/kg)  
=================  =======================  
1. Baby foods for infants/young children * 1. Not more than 0.3  
2. Cereals  2. Not more than 0.3  
3. Confectionery  3. Not more than 1  
4. French Fries  4. Not more than 1  
(Prepared Foods from Food Service Business Operator)  
5. Coffee(roasted coffee, instant coffee, coffee mix)  5. Not more than 0.8  
6. Teas(Solid tea)  6. Not more than 1  
7. Processed cereal product and Ready -to-eat food  7. Not more than 1  
*Milk formulas, infant formulas, follow -up formulas, baby foods for infants/young children and food 
for sale and labeled as consumption by infants and young children  
• Operating period :  From January 1st, 2021 (Reviews whether to set Maximum level 
after evaluation every two years)  
• Action for Exceeding Recommended Specification :  
1. Encourage manufacturers, processors and importers of products exceeding the 
recommended Specification to comply with and improve the recommended Specification 
(notify inspection results to manufacturers, processors, or importers, refrain from 
importing the products, etc.)  
2. Disclosure of information ** when improvement measures are not implem ented * for 
products exceeding the recommended Specification  G/SPS/N/KOR/701  
 
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  *(Distribution food) Determined after 6 month in collection and inspection of same product  / 
(Imported food) Exceeded recommended Specification twice or more  
**Food Safety Korea website (MFDS)> Ha zard and Prevention information> Products exceeding the 
recommended Specification  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(8243) 719 1569  
Fax: +(8243) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(8243) 719 1569  
Fax: +(8243) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr