MFDS Shares Zero Foodborne Illness Expertise with APEC 2026 Shenzhen Delegation
Summary
A delegation from China's Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (SAMR Shenzhen) visited Korea from April 13 to 15. The visit was arranged to benchmark Korea's food safety management system and policy models ahead of the APEC 2026 Leaders' Meeting, which Shenzhen will host. MFDS shared its zero foodborne illness expertise as part of the international knowledge-sharing engagement. The press release contains no compliance obligations, penalties, or new regulatory requirements for any parties.
“The visit of SAMR Shenzhen delegation aims to benchmark Korea's food safety management system and policy models.”
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MFDS Korea published a press release announcing that a delegation from China's Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (SAMR Shenzhen) visited Korea from April 13 to 15. The delegation's purpose was to benchmark Korea's food safety management system and policy models in preparation for the APEC 2026 Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen. MFDS used the visit to share its zero foodborne illness expertise with the foreign delegation.
This is a diplomatic knowledge-sharing engagement, not a regulatory action. It creates no compliance obligations, deadlines, or penalties for any regulated entities. Food safety professionals and policymakers may find the exchange relevant as an example of international regulatory benchmarking ahead of APEC 2026, but it does not impose any new legal duties on manufacturers, importers, or consumers.
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[Press Release] MFDS Shares zero foodborne illness expertise with APEC 2026 Shenzhen delegation
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister OH Yu-Kyoung) announced that a delegation from China’s Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (SAMR Shenzhen)* - the host city for the APEC 2026 Leaders’ Meeting - is scheduled to visit Korea from April 13 to 15. The visit of SAMR Shenzhen delegation aims to benchmark Korea’s food safety management system and policy models.
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