G/SPS/N/KOR/575  
 
11 September  2017 
(17-4769) 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: 108 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3887_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards 
and Specifications for the Food Additives".  
1) The standards and specifications of the following food additive are newly 
established:  
Calcium dihydrogen pyrophosphate;  
2) The list of boiler water additives used in the preparation of steam that will contact 
food duri ng food manufacturing process is established;  
3) The test methods or the specifications of following 18 food additives are revised:  
Dry formed vitamin A, smoke flavours, steviol glycoside, sodium stearoyl lactylate, 
spirulina color, amidated pectin, ester gum , ethyl vanillin, eugenol, eucalyptol, 
isoeugenol, polyvinyl acetate, caffeine, pectinase;  
4) The standards for the use of the following three  food additives are revised:  
Sodium saccharin, zinc sulfate, nitrogen (liquid type);  
5) The wording of standards for use  of the following 134 food additives is revised:  
Magnesium silicate, calcium silicate, persimmon color, kaoliang color, manganese 
gluconate, zinc gluconate, gold leaf, lavor color, natamycin, neotame, nicotinic acid, 
nicotinamide, sodium dehydroacetate, co pper chlorophyll, sodium copper 
chlorophyllin, potassium copper chlorophyllin, BHT, sodium lauryl sulfate, lac color, 
rutin, tagetes extract, sodium metasilicate, sodium metabisulfite, potassium 
metabisulfite, propyl gallate, morpholine salts of fatty acid s, hibiscus color, sulfur 
dioxide, berries color, BHA, sodium fluoride, beet red, sodium saccharin, saffron 
color, sodium bisulfite, sodium selenate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, calcium 
sorbate, hydrogen, water soluble annatto, sucralose, smoke fla vour, steviol 
glycoside, sodium  stearoyl lactylate, spirulina color, L -cysteine monohydrochloride, 
shea nut color, Fast green FCF and its aluminium lake, amaranth and its aluminium 
lake, erythrosine, allura red and its aluminium lake, ponceau 4R, brilliant b lue FCF 
and its aluminium lake,  indigocarmine and its aluminium lake, tartrazine and its 
aluminium lake, sunset yellow FCF and its aluminium lake, turmeric oleoresin, 
acesulfame potassium, sodium selenite, L -ascorbyl palmitate, L -ascorbyl stearate,  G/SPS/N/KOR/575  
 
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  sodium ni trite, β -apo-8'-carotenal, sodium sulfite, annatto extract, benzoic acid, 
sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, calcium benzoate, alfalfa extract, onion color, 
ozone water, sepia color, oxystearin, EDTA·2Na, EDTA·Ca·2Na , silicon dioxide, 
chlorine dioxide, titanium dioxide, isopropyl alcohol, sodium diacetate, sandalwood 
red, purple sweet potato color, maize morado color, purple yam color, red radish 
color, red cabbage color, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium hypochlorite, 
hypochlorous acid water, ca lcium hypochlorite, sodium hydrosulfite, perilla color, 
sodium iron chlorophyllin, polyvinyl acetate, gardenia red, gardenia blue, gardenia 
yellow, caramel color, carotene, beta carotene, carmine, cacao color, cochineal 
extract, chlorophyll, tamarind color , TBHQ, tomato color, methyl p -hydroxybenzoate, 
ethyl p -hydroxybenzoate, oleoresin paprika, phaffia color, grape juice color, grape 
skin color, polyethylene color, propionic acid, sodium propionate, calcium propionate, 
propylene glycol, pecan nut color, sp ice oleoresins, monascus color, monascus 
yellow, carthamus red, carthamus yellow, zinc sulfate, enzymatically modified stevia.  
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 st andard?   
[ ] 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. 2017-310, 29 August 2017  
(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 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) : 9 Novem ber 2017  
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: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  G/SPS/N/KOR/575  
 
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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: wtokfda@korea.kr