WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/377 
24 September 2010 
 (10-4870) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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:  Korean  Number of pages:  448   
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/sps/KOR/10_3583_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulation amends the "General Provisions", 
"Standards for Manufacturing and Preparation"  and the "Standards and Specifications" for 
food additives. 
(1) General principles for the quality of  food additive are newly established. 
(2) The definition of the followi ng 26 food additives are revised:  
 Calcium 5-Ribonucleotide, Sorbitan Esters of  Fatty Acids, Ester Gum, Lactic Acid, 
Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Phosphate , Tribasic, Licorice Extract, Cellulose, 
Microcrystalline, Kaoliang Color, Diatom aceous Earth, Lactoferrin Concentrates, 
Cellulose, Powdered, Acid Clay, Tara Gu m, Monascus Color, Monascus Yellow, 
Carthamus Red, Carthamus Yellow, Activ e Carbon, Gallic Acid, Rice Bran Wax, 
Chitin, Pullulan, Hesperidin, Da mmar Gum, Grape Seed Extract. 
(3) The compositional specifications of the following 168 food additives are revised:  
 Ferric citrate, Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Nicotinamide, Sodium Dehydroacetate, 
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine, L-Methionine, L-Valine,  Biotin, 
Thiamine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, dl- ∝ -
Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Oxide, Iron Ses quioxide, Sorbitan Esters of Fatty Acids, 
D-Sorbitol Solution, Sodium Hydroxide  Solution, Potassium Hydroxide, 
Magnesium Stearate, L-Cystine, L-Argini ne, L-Asparagine, L-Aspartic Acid, DL-
Alanine, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, VitaminA in oil, L-Isoleucine, Ferric Phosphate, Iron, Electrolytic, Potassium L-Bitartrate, Sodium Iron Chlorophyllin, Calcium Carboxymethylcellulose, L-Threonine, DL-Tryptophan, L-Tryptophan, G/SPS/N/KOR/377 
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  Calcium Pantothenate, DL-Phenylalanine , L-Phenylalanine, Polyisobutylene, 
Ferrous Fumarate, Iron, Reduced, Zinc Sulfate, L-Histidine Monohydrochloride, Potassium Copper Chlorophyllin, Sodium  Methoxide, Phylloquinone, Choline 
Chloride, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Manganese Gluconate, Zinc 
Gluconate, Potassium Glycerophosphate, Ca lcium Glycerophosphate, L-Leucine, 
L-Serine, L-Alanine, Oxystearin, C holine Bitartrate, L-Proline, Ferric 
Pyrophosphate, Sodium Ferric Pyrophospha te, L-Histidine, Isopropyl Alcohol, 
Magnesium Silicate, L-Glutamine, L-Ca rnitine, Calcium Stearate, Manganese 
Chloride, Manganese citrate, Sodium Me tasilicate, Acetone, Persimmon Color, 
Licorice Extract, Kaoliang Color, Diatomaceous Earth, β-Glucanase,  
Glucoamylase, Glucose Oxidase, Glucose Isomerase, Diastase(Diastatic Power, 
DP), Lac Color, Lactase, Berries Color, Pe troleum Wax, Cellulase, Spirulina Color, 
Curcumin, Milk Clotting Enzyme, Inositol, Red Cabbage Color, Gelatin, Gibberellic Acid, Caffeine, Gardenia Red,  Gardenia Blue,  Gardenia Yellow, 
Carrageenan, Cacao Color, Catalase, Ch itosan, Tamarind Gum, Tamarind Color, 
Trypsin, Oleoresin Paprika, Perlite, Peps in, Pullulanase, Hemicellulase, Monascus 
Color, Monascus Yellow, Yeast, Yeast Ex tract, Dextranase, Maltogenic Amylase, 
Exomaltotetrahydrolase, Transglucosidase,  Alfalfa Extract, Sepia Color, Yucca 
Extract, Maize Morado Color, Masticatory Substances, Natural, Ribose, Hibiscus Color, Microfibrillated Cellulose, Sandalw ood Red, Psyllium Seed Gum, Shea Nut 
Color, Rice Bran Wax, Arabino Galactan, Onion Color, Milt Protein, Purple Sweet 
Potato Color, Purple Yam Co lor, Perilla Color, Chloroph yll,  Furcelleran, Grape 
Juice Color, ε-Polylysine, Pecan Nut Color, Enzymatically Modified Rutin, 
Chitosanase, Grape Seed Extract, Phaffia Color, Transglutaminase, Gold Leaf, 
Crayfish Color, Glucosamine, Laver Colo r, Krill Color, Red Radish Color, 5'-
Adenylic acid, 5'-Cytidylic acid, Pancreatin, Dextran, Tea Catechin, Naringin, 
Enzymatically Modified Hesperidine,  Maltotriohydrolase, Tannase, Poly- γ-
glutamic acid, α-Galactosidase, β-Glycosidase, Glutaminase, Hyaluronic Acid, 
Asparaginase,  Ingredient C ontaining L-Sodium Glutamate. 
(4) The Standards for the use of the fo llowing 39 food additives are revised:  
 Calcium gluconate, Butylated Hydroxy Tolu ene, Methyl Cellulose, Propyl Gallate, 
Butylated Hydroxy Anisole, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, 
Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Silic on Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide, Calcium 
Phosphate, Tribasic, Calcium Phosphate, Dibasic, Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic, 
Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Calcium Carboxymethylcellulose, Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch, tert-Butylhydroquinone, Polyvinyl Polypyrrolidone, 
Calcium Glycerophosphate, Oxystearin, Sodium Diacetate, Magnesium Silicate,  
Potassium Benzoate, Calcium Benzoate, Calcium silicate, Calcium sorbate, 
Potassium Ferrocyanide, Sodium Ferroc yanide, Calcium Ferrocyanide, Sodium 
Metasilicate, Acetone, Diatomaceous Earth,  Kaolin, Bentonite, Acid Clay, Perlite, 
Active Carbon. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
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  [ ] 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 Korea 
Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2010-211, 17 September 2010 (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) :  23 November 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#194 Tongilro, Eunpyeong-gu Seoul, 122-704 Korea Tel:  +(82 2) 380 1661 Fax:  +(82 2) 356 2893 E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr 
13. Texts 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 Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
http://www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration #194 Tongilro, Eunpyeong-gu 
Seoul, 122-704 Korea 
Tel:  +(82 2) 380 1661 Fax:  +(82 2) 356 2893 E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr