FRAMEWORK ACT ON FOOD SAFETY

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that people will have a healthy diet by clarifying their rights and obligations and responsibilities of the State and local governments with regard to the food safety, and also by specifying fundamental matters with regard to formulation, coordination, etc. of food safety policies.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2010; May 25, 2010; Jul. 21, 2011; Nov. 22. 2011; Jun. 1, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 3, 2016; Dec. 2, 2016; Feb. 18, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020; Dec. 29, 2020; Mar. 18, 2025; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. The term "food" means all kinds of food and drinks; provided, those ingested as medicine shall be excluded herefrom;

2. The term "business entity" means any person who operates the business of producing, collecting, manufacturing, processing, importing, transporting, preserving, cooking, or selling (hereinafter referred to as "production, sale, etc.") any of the following items:

(a) Food, food additives, apparatus, containers or packages under the Food Sanitation Act;

(b) Agricultural and fishery products under the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act;

(d) Livestock products under the Livestock Industry Act;

(e) Fertilizers under the Fertilizer Control Act;

(f) Pesticides under the Pesticide Control Act;

(g) Feed under the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act;

(h) Animal medicine under Article 85 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act;

(i) Materials for production in the agricultural, fishery and livestock industry that could have an impact on the food safety;

(j) Other matters related to food, prescribed by Presidential Decree;

3. The term "consumer" means any person who intakes or uses anything referred to in subparagraph 2 (hereinafter referred to as "food, etc.") that is provided by a business entity; provided, cases of receiving food, etc. in order to use it in one's own operations shall be excluded herefrom;

FRAMEWORK ACT ON FOOD SAFETY

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 5(Rights of citizens and responsibilities of business entities) #

Article 5-2(Food safety day and food safety week) #

Article 6(Basic plans for food safety management) #

Article 7(Food Safety Policy Committee) #

Article 8(Organization of Committee) #

Article 9(Duties of chairperson) #

Article 10(Term of office and obligation of members) #

Article 11(Committee meetings) #

Article 12(Specialized Committee) #

Article 13(Operation of Committee) #

Article 14(Request for data and investigation and analysis) #

Article 15(Emergency response) #

Article 16(Prohibition of production and sale) #

Article 17(Orders of inspection) #

Article 18(Investigation of traceability) #

Article 19(Recall of food) #

Article 20(Hazard evaluation) #

Article 21(Safety management of new food products) #

Article 22(Food safety management certification standards) #

Article 23(Operation of testing, analysis, and research institutes) #

Article 23-2(Implementation of risk prediction) #

Article 23-3(Designation of Food Risk Prediction Centers) #

Article 23-4(Revocation of designation of Prediction Centers) #

Article 23-5(Guidance and supervision of Prediction Centers) #

Article 24(Disclosure of information) #

Article 24-2(Building and operation of integrated food safety information network) #

Article 25(Collection of opinions of consumers and business entities) #

Article 26(Mutual cooperation among relevant administrative agencies) #

Article 27(Support for consumers and business entities) #

Article 28(Participation of consumers) #

Article 29(Protection of informants) #

Article 30(Provision of monetary rewards) #