South Korea studies and formulates food raw material supply countermeasures in response to the current international situation

On May 20, 2022, the website of the Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea announced that the Ministry of Food and Drug of Korea held a meeting with the Food Industry Association and some food manufacturers to analyze the supply and demand of food raw materials , and proposed to support rapid customs clearance, import inspection, flexible application of labeling systems, e.
measures to seek countermeasures against recent changes in the international situati.
The main contents include: (1) Dealing with the unstable supply and demand situation of food raw materials caused by the protracted Russian-Ukrainian war through government policy support, as well as measures taken by some countries to prohibit the export of domestic food raw materia.
The raw materials that focus on the contradiction between supply and demand include oil products such as palm oil, wheat and co.
(2) In the customs clearance stage, it is planned to conduct import inspection of food raw materials in a timely manner, and formulate a series of import inspection systems to ensure rapid supply of produc.
(3) If the use of alternative raw materials cannot be avoided due to the unstable supply and demand of raw materials, the existing packaging materials are allowed to be used, and the changed label content will be announced on the websi.
(4) Strengthen the guidance and inspection of the distribution stage, plan to strengthen the guidance, inspection, planning and law enforcement at this stage, provide consumers with accurate food information, and fundamentally eliminate the circulation of low-priced and defective products caused by unsafe supply and demand of raw materia.
(5) For products that may use defective raw materials, inspect and announce their main raw materials and harmful componen.