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Food network of partners news in recent years, South Korea has been committed to the Korean food culture to foreign countries, mention Korean food, we think of Korean kimchi , ginseng chicken soup, rice, etc.
, for the Koreans, kimchi is not only essential to the dinner table A delicacy is a typical representative of the country’s food culture
.
In 2013, UNESCO officially listed South Korea’s “Pickled Overwintering Kimchi Culture” on the list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind
.
In recent years, South Korean kimchi into the export trade has been in an awkward deficit quagmire, according to statistics, 99.
9% of imports of kimchi from China, the export volume was less than one-tenth of imports
.
However, in the first quarter, the export value of Korean kimchi was 46.
57 million U.
S.
dollars and the import value was 38.
5 million U.
S.
dollars.
Its import and export trade magically achieved a surplus, and set a new single-season historical export record created in April 2009
.
, for the Koreans, kimchi is not only essential to the dinner table A delicacy is a typical representative of the country’s food culture
.
In 2013, UNESCO officially listed South Korea’s “Pickled Overwintering Kimchi Culture” on the list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind
.
In recent years, South Korean kimchi into the export trade has been in an awkward deficit quagmire, according to statistics, 99.
9% of imports of kimchi from China, the export volume was less than one-tenth of imports
.
However, in the first quarter, the export value of Korean kimchi was 46.
57 million U.
S.
dollars and the import value was 38.
5 million U.
S.
dollars.
Its import and export trade magically achieved a surplus, and set a new single-season historical export record created in April 2009
.
In general, South Korea ’s tightening of imported kimchi supervision policies, especially the amendment of the "Special Law on Imported Food Safety Management ", clearly stipulates that cabbage kimchi is mandatory to implement HACCP certification , which has virtually increased the entry threshold for this type of product.
The new technical barriers to trade have brought huge challenges to Chinese kimchi exporters to Korea
.
In order to help exporting kimchi companies to smoothly overcome the difficulties brought about by the new regulations, FoodPartner.
com has sorted out the current supervision measures related to imported kimchi in South Korea, the response measures taken by the Chinese government, and some of the measures provided to the exporting companies.
Suggested measures
.
The new technical barriers to trade have brought huge challenges to Chinese kimchi exporters to Korea
.
In order to help exporting kimchi companies to smoothly overcome the difficulties brought about by the new regulations, FoodPartner.
com has sorted out the current supervision measures related to imported kimchi in South Korea, the response measures taken by the Chinese government, and some of the measures provided to the exporting companies.
Suggested measures
.
1.
South Korea's regulatory measures on imported kimchi
South Korea's regulatory measures on imported kimchi
The Ministry of Food and Drugs of South Korea implements a three-fold management of imported kimchi during the import, customs clearance, and circulation stages to ensure the safety and hygiene of imported kimchi.
The specific management measures are as follows
.
The specific management measures are as follows
.
1.
Production stage: on-site audit + HACCP management
Production stage: on-site audit + HACCP management
The production stage is managed by a combination of on-site audit and HACCP certification
.
The Ministry of Food and Drugs of South Korea stated that from 2022 to 2025, it will conduct on-site audits of 20 overseas production companies (as of March 2021, 109 in total), and use non-face-to-face remote imaging methods such as "smart glasses".
Check
.
.
The Ministry of Food and Drugs of South Korea stated that from 2022 to 2025, it will conduct on-site audits of 20 overseas production companies (as of March 2021, 109 in total), and use non-face-to-face remote imaging methods such as "smart glasses".
Check
.
2.
Customs clearance stage: Strengthen the order inspection system to prevent the inflow of substandard products
Customs clearance stage: Strengthen the order inspection system to prevent the inflow of substandard products
Following the false report by the Korean media about “imported Chinese kimchi food is not safe” in March 2021, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drugs has strengthened inspections on imported kimchi during the customs clearance stage, and implemented on-site inspections and precise inspections on kimchi and pickled cabbage to prevent Substandard products flow into the country, and the ordered inspection system is implemented for imported kimchi with a high rate of substandard.
The specific measures are as follows:
The specific measures are as follows:
On March 12, the Ministry of Food and Drugs of South Korea issued instructions for preservative inspections on Chinese-made kimchi and preserved foods (pickled cabbage) during import
.
.
On May 14, the Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea issued a notice on the change of the initial precision inspection items for imported kimchi in 2021: It stipulates that from May 17, 2021, the current inspection items [lead, cadmium, preservatives, tar pigment, coliform bacteria Qun (only sterilized products) and sodium cyclamate] have added Yersinia enterocolitica inspection requirements
.
.
On May 17, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drugs, in order to raise the awareness of importers' food safety responsibility and ensure the safety of imported food, newly designated 5 Chinese companies producing kimchi as the subject of import order inspection
.
.
3.
Circulation stage: Consumers participate together to strengthen inspections
Circulation stage: Consumers participate together to strengthen inspections
For imported kimchi and its raw materials, the Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea, in conjunction with consumer organizations, directly investigates the sanitation management of wholesale companies and collective canteens where the products are distributed and sold, directly purchases kimchi and raw materials and entrusts professional inspection agencies designated by the Ministry of Food and Drugs to inspect them.
To confirm its safety
.
To confirm its safety
.
2.
The Chinese government actively assists export enterprises to ensure the smooth development of export to South Korea
The Chinese government actively assists export enterprises to ensure the smooth development of export to South Korea
In order to ensure the smooth development of the export trade to South Korea, China's CNCA is actively negotiating with the South Korean side about the entry of cabbage kimchi
.
On July 12, the CNCA issued the "Certificate of the Secretariat of the CNCA on Requesting Information on Certification Bodies Participating in the Korean HACCP Certification Site Audit Subcontracting Business" (Recognition Letter [2021] No.
22) for the convenience of Chinese cabbage Kimchi companies have been admitted to South Korea.
According to the relevant provisions of the Certification and Accreditation Regulations, the CNCA and the Import Food Safety Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea have negotiated and reached an agreement that the on-site audit part of the certification will be subcontracted by a third-party certification agency in China.
The two parties intend to sign a memorandum of cooperation on this matter in the near future
.
China's HACCP certification agencies that have the capabilities required by the Korean side can participate voluntarily
.
.
On July 12, the CNCA issued the "Certificate of the Secretariat of the CNCA on Requesting Information on Certification Bodies Participating in the Korean HACCP Certification Site Audit Subcontracting Business" (Recognition Letter [2021] No.
22) for the convenience of Chinese cabbage Kimchi companies have been admitted to South Korea.
According to the relevant provisions of the Certification and Accreditation Regulations, the CNCA and the Import Food Safety Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea have negotiated and reached an agreement that the on-site audit part of the certification will be subcontracted by a third-party certification agency in China.
The two parties intend to sign a memorandum of cooperation on this matter in the near future
.
China's HACCP certification agencies that have the capabilities required by the Korean side can participate voluntarily
.
3.
How should companies exporting to South Korea respond?
How should companies exporting to South Korea respond?
Facing South Korea’s strict management measures on imported kimchi, how should Chinese exporting companies respond? The Food Partners Network summarized the following suggestions for companies' reference
.
.
1.
Improving the quality of kimchi products exported to Korea: In accordance with the requirements of the HACCP system management, the quality control of kimchi products from raw material planting to product export is carried out to realize the traceability management of the whole process, to be targeted for problems, and to take corrective measures in time
.
Improving the quality of kimchi products exported to Korea: In accordance with the requirements of the HACCP system management, the quality control of kimchi products from raw material planting to product export is carried out to realize the traceability management of the whole process, to be targeted for problems, and to take corrective measures in time
.
2.
Increase attention to Korean laws and regulations: pay attention to the revision of Korean laws and regulations and the notification of import non-conformity in a timely manner
.
Understand the possible risk points in the export of similar products, so as to take timely measures to avoid risks
.
Increase attention to Korean laws and regulations: pay attention to the revision of Korean laws and regulations and the notification of import non-conformity in a timely manner
.
Understand the possible risk points in the export of similar products, so as to take timely measures to avoid risks
.
3.
Keep up with the government's response measures: actively understand the measures taken by the Chinese government to respond to South Korea's stricter policies, and actively rectify its own corporate problems such as HACCP system management loopholes
.
Keep up with the government's response measures: actively understand the measures taken by the Chinese government to respond to South Korea's stricter policies, and actively rectify its own corporate problems such as HACCP system management loopholes
.
4.
Diversified development of new international markets: to develop more new international markets to avoid trade losses to enterprises due to technical trade barriers
.
Diversified development of new international markets: to develop more new international markets to avoid trade losses to enterprises due to technical trade barriers
.
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