South Korea - Proposed Amendments of the Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages (Notice No. 2026-009)

​The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea announced a partial amendment to the Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages, to gather public opinions.

- Establish standards for the recognition of mechanically recycled polypropylene as raw material

- Reorganize the composition system of the “Standards and Specifications for food utensils, Containers and Packages”, including Establishment of term definitions

- Revise the Migrant specifications for DEHP and DEHA in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)​