G/SPS/N/KOR/457  
 
27 September 2013  
(13-5193)  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: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Livestock products 
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 of Amendment to the Processing 
Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products  Language(s): Korean   
Number of pages: 52 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_3785_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendments seek to: 
 Establish a provision that lactic acid bacteria is ruled out in the total bacteria 
counting of lactic acid bacteria added livestock products; 
 Revise the coliforms standard in Ice cream, Ice cream mix and Sterilized/Non-
sterilized egg products: 
- Ice cream, Ice cream mix: 10 cfu/ml -> n=5, c=2, m=10, M=100; 
- Sterilized egg products: 10 cfu/ml -> n=5, c=1, m=10, M=100; 
- Non-sterilized egg products: 100 cfu/ml -> n=5, c=1, m=100, M=1000; 
- Pidan: Negative -> n=5, c=0, m=0; 
 Revise the nutrient specifications of Infant formulas: 
- Establishing the specification of Selenium in Infant formula (powder), Follow-up 
Infant formula (powder) and Ot her Infant formulas (powder); 
- Establishing the Maximum reference levels in specifications of Linoleic acid, 
Vitamin A/D/C/B1/B2, Niacin, Folic acid , Pantothenic acid, Potassium, Chloride, 
Magnesium, Iron, Iodine, Copper and Manganese in Infant formula (powder); 
- Revision of specifications of Linoleic acid, Vitamin B1/B2/B6/K1/E, Niacin, Folic 
acid, Pantothenic acid, Calcium, Phosphate, Magnesium, Iodine, Zinc and Manganese in Infant formula (powder) and Linoleic acid in Follow-up Infant 
formula (powder); 
- Revision of name for Nicotinic acid to Niacin; 
- Revision of sample number and amount of Enterobacter sakazakii  in Infant 
formula powder and Other Infant formula powder; 
 Revise the test method for vitamins: 
- Revision of the sample preparation and analysis method of Vitamin D/E/K1; 
- Establishing the simultaneous test method for Vitamin B-Complex (B1/B2/B6, 
Folic acid and Niacin); G/SPS/N/KOR/457 
 
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   Revise the test method for Total viable count and E. coli : 
- Addition of cattle, pig, chicken for test species in automated most probable 
number test method of total bacteria count; 
- Addition of chicken for test species in automated most probable number test 
method of E. coli . 
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 st andard? 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, whenever 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) : 26 November 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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:   
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr