The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Yu-Kyoung Oh) announced that it will establish and host the world's first cosmetics regulatory cooperation platform, the Global Cosmetics Regulatory Authority Summit (GCORAS)*, at The Plaza Hotel Seoul from September 7 to 9 to discuss global regul...

The Global Harmonization Center (GHC) of the National Institute ofFood and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) (Director General SeogYoun Kang), under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)(Minister OH Yu-Kyoung) of the Republic of Korea, has beendesignated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) announced that it has published "Samsamhan Bapsang: What Our Bodies Want, Vol. 15," themed "K-Fusion Healthy Cooking," to support the public in consistently practicing healthy eating habits by reducing sodium and sugar intake in th...

[Press Release]MFDS Opens a New Era of Innovation in Medical Product Approval and Review(Target: 240-Day Approval) Follow-up to President-Chaired Regulatory Rationalization Committee Approval and Review Innovation Grants Korean Citizens the Fastest Access to Medical Treatments in the World New ...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), led by Minister Oh Yu-kyoung, announced that the 4th Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit (APFRAS 2026), held in Seoul from May 11 to 12, concluded successfully with the adoption of the “APFRAS Seoul 2026 Declaration.”

Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Yu-Kyoung Oh) is holding the 6th MFDS Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (GCFA) on May 13 to 14 under the theme, “A New Horizon for Foodborne AMR* Response: Building Big Data and Innovating Global Food Safety M...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), led by Minister Yu-Kyoung Oh, announced that the 4th Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit (APFRAS 2026*) will be held from May 11 to 12 at Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) announced that the Republic of Korea played a leading role in advancing international food additive standards at the 56th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA56), held from April 13 to 17 in Chongqing, China. A to...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister OH Yu-kyoung, MFDS) and the Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services (Director HAN Sang-Bae, KAHAS), announced that the "Strengthening the Capacity for Safety Management of Food Imports and Exports in Latin America and the Caribbean (2023&ndas...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) announced that the Republic of Korea has received the highest possible score of 5 in the “Food Safety” area of the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO).