G/SPS/N/KOR/731  
2 August 2021  
(21-6041) Page: 1/3 
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:  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):  Food additives  
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 amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Food Additives . Language(s):  Korean . Number of pages:  110 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/KOR/21_5020_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and 
Specifications for the Food Additives".  
1. In order to distinguish clearly mixed preparations from foods, the provisions for 
mixed preparations are revised.  
 
2. the following 2 food additives are classi fied according to manufacture process and 
ADI based on CODEX classification  
Carmel Color → Carmel Color I, Carmel Color II, Carmel Color III, Carmel Color IV  
Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids → Diacetyltartaric Acid and Fatty Acid Esters of 
Glycerol, Glycerin  Esters of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, 
Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified Ricinoleic Acid  
3. The standards for the use of the following 16 food additives are revised:  
Carmel Color I, Carmel Color II, Carmel Color III, Carmel Color IV,  Diacetyltartaric 
Acid and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol, Flavoring Substances, Natural Flavoring 
Substances, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified 
Ricinoleic Acid, Sulfites(Sodium Metabisufite, Potassium Metabisufite, Sulfur Dioxide, 
Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Hydrosulfite), Synthetic Flavoring 
Substances  
4. The analytical methods for the following 5 food additives are revised.  
Arabic Gum, Cross -Linked Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Sodium Methoxide, 
Sodium Selenite, Zinc Gluconate  
5. The provision concerned micro -organism used for manufacture of food additives in 
Annex 1 is clearly revised.  G/SPS/N/KOR/731  
 
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  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 tex t):  
[ ] 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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2021 -000, 28 July 2021  
(available in Korean)  
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 publ ication , 
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) : 1 October 2021  
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,  
Heung doek-gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1564  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr  G/SPS/N/KOR/731  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website at 
http://www.mfds.go.kr .  
 
Also available from:  
 
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup,  
Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr