Purpose

To assist food exporters selling domestically produced food, food additives, utensils or containers and packages at the request of importers

Types of issued English Certificates

Certificate of Health

Certificate of Free Sale

Certificate of Analysis

Certificate of Manufacture

Certificate of Manufacture is scheduled to be issued beginning on September 1, 2010

Issuing Authority

The KFDA and its six local offices

Certified Contents:

Certificate of Health verifies that a product is produced, manufactured, managed, and distributed meeting the requirements prescribed in the Food Sanitation Act

Certificate of Free Sale verifies that a product is sold in domestic markets and manufactured to be exported without any restrictions

Certificate of Analysis verifies that a product is manufactured meeting the criteria and standards prescribed in the Food Sanitation Act

Certificate of Manufacture verifies that a product is manufactured, of which the raw materials and manufacturing methods are the same as specified in the product manufacturing report

Methods used to verify authenticity and originality

First enter (http://eng.kfda.go.kr) and fill in the Document Number followed by the Serial Number, you will then verify the authenticity of the Certificate

The bar-code in the lower center also allows the document's authenticity verified when passed through a bar-code reader

Certificate in foreign languages other than English

Certificate is issued when an applicant fills in the required items and translate them into the language of the importing country and notarize and submit them