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STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

of pests to other plants in Korea after the customs clearance. Import health food Act. This regulation was created for flexibility, rapidity,
plant quarantine is consist of plants produced or exported from infested efficient management, and control of imported food products. The
areas with harmful pests or impacts on the vegetation in Korea, producers who want to export agricultural and food products must be
dangerous insect pests, soil attached to the plant or roots as well as pre-registered online with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
bulbs of flowers, tubers of potato or tuberous roots of sweet potato, (MFDS).
seedlings of Alpine strawberry, cherry, scions of a rose tree and fruit With the stringent rules and complex requirements conditions in
trees. The imported fresh fruit from Thailand is permitted to 6 types South Korea, Thai manufacturers, entrepreneurs, or exporters should
with a sanitary certificate by the Department of Agriculture. Thai fruits prepare and thoroughly examine more information in its entirety to reduce
imported include coconut, pineapple, durian, unripe banana, and trade barriers and prevent the rejection of imported agricultural products.
another 2 types with an exceptional condition. Firstly, mango must Therefore, it is necessary to improve food quality to meet the standard
be steamed at a temperature of more than 47 C for 20 minutes, and requirements specified in South Korea, which is the first important step
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mangosteen must be smoked with methyl bromide at 25 C for in the world competition market.
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2 hours.
The Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Disease is a
development regulation of the livestock industry to prevent the spread
of animal epidemics in the country and those contaminated in imported More Information Service Info C009
products. The animal and livestock products importing process must
first pass the epidemiological investigation, product quarantine, and
health certificate attachment. The main export products from Thailand เอกสารอ้างอิง / References
are fresh, chilled, frozen, and processed chicken.
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4The Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control is a newly สำ�ธ�รณรัฐเก�หลี.
established regulation. This Act collected various policies and สำำ�นัักง�นัม�ตรฐ�นัสำินัค้้�เกษตรและอ�ห�รแห่งช�ติ. 2564. กฎหม�ยด้�นัก�รค้วบีคุ้มค้ว�ม
measures related to the 4 issues of safety imported food, including ปลอดภััยอ�ห�รนัำ�เข้้�ข้องประเทศค้่่ค้้�และก�รค้วบีคุ้มคุ้ณภั�พสำินัค้้�เกษตรไทยก่อนัก�ร
the food sanitation Act, Act on the prevention of contagious animal สำ่งออก.
diseases, livestock product sanitary control Act, and functional ศ่นัย์สำ�รสำนัเทศก�รเจรจ�ก�รค้้�ระหว่�งประเทศ. 2564. ก�รสำ่งออกสำินัค้้�เกษตรข้องไทยกับี
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