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MFDS Shares Zero Foodborne Illness Expertise with APEC 2026 Shenzhen Delegation

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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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Classification

Agency
MFDS
Published
April 15th, 2025
Instrument
Notice
Branch
Executive
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Industry sector
3114 Food & Beverage Manufacturing 9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
International delegation visit Regulatory benchmarking Policy knowledge-sharing
Geographic scope
KR KR

Taxonomy

Primary area
Food Safety
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Public Health International Trade

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