Quarantine

Inspection

Quality Control

About NFQS

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Legal Basis

Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act

  • Article 88.1.1 Inspection of Fishery Products, etc

Objects for Inspection

  • Fish and fishery products purchased and reserved by the government to maintain the stability of supply & demand and price in a domestic market
  • Fish and fishery products an applicant require inspection on

Inspection Standard

  • Notification of Inspection Standards of Fish and Fishery Product (Notification No.2013-6 of the NFQS)
  • Guideline for government fish & fishery products reservoir

Process of Inspection on Fish and Fishery Products for Domestic Market

Submission of inspection application (by purchasing institution)→Applicatin acceptance (relevant regional office of the NFQS)→Organoleptic inspection(shape, color, status of sorting, temperature, foreign materials, etc.),Laboratory inspection(Total Plate Count, E-coli, heavy metals, antibiotics, etc.)→Result→Pass(→Sanitary certificate),Fail(→Order mayors or county govermors to destroy or prohibit for sale)