The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea published a notice on September 27 regarding amendments to its current Environment-Friendly Agriculture Promotion Act (EFAFA) andthe Food Industry Promotion Act (FIPA) concerning the accreditation system for organic certification bodies.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11271/
The revised contents announced in the notice are as follows: 1.The previous standardrequired two auditors to be present during the accreditation on-site assessment; after the amendment, there is no limit on the number of on-site auditors; 2. For matters not covered by the current standards and regulations related to the accreditation system for organic certification bodies, the relevant provisions of ISO 65 shall apply; 3. The previous standard required that all documents submitted by certification bodies applying for accreditation be in Korean; after the amendment, only the foundational documents are required to be in Korean (the scope of foundational documents has not been specified), while other supporting documents may be in English.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11271/
The content currently under revision is the provision in the Food Industry Promotion Act (FIPA) requiring certification bodies to have at least three full-time inspectors. The revised act will repeal this provision and instead adopt the relevant provisions of ISO 65 for the management of inspectors. Following the relevant review procedures, this revision will be published in October.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11271/