Policy Report
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2026-01-05
The 6th Basic Plan for Food Safety Management (2026–2030)
Office for Government Policy Coordination
1The government will implement the 6th Basic Plan for Food Safety Management (2026–2030) using AI and digital technology.
2It aims to raise the food poisoning identification rate to 50% and expand Smart HACCP sites to 1,050.
3Food welfare will be bolstered by expanding mobile markets to 30 sites and providing vouchers to 420,000 households.
📋 Key Findings
🔍 Background
Prepared as the 5th Basic Plan (2021–2025) concludes, this plan aims to respond to new environments such as climate change, rapid demographic shifts, and the expansion of K-food exports. Ten relevant ministries collaborated to set the government-wide food safety policy direction for the next five years.
📌 Key Points
An AI-based food poisoning tracking system will be introduced to increase the cause identification rate from 29% to 50%, and Smart HACCP facilities will be expanded to 1,050 locations. The non-conformity rate for direct overseas food purchases will be managed at 11.8%, and the automated import declaration rate will be increased to 14.5% to ensure both efficiency and safety.
📝 Implications
The policy shifts from simple reactive regulation to a data-driven proactive prediction system. It aims to secure the global competitiveness of K-food by globalizing domestic food standards (such as Codex). Additionally, it focuses on building safety nets for social changes like food deserts.
📝 Impact on Daily Life
Approximately 600,000 elementary Neulbom School students will receive seasonal fruit snacks once a week. Agri-food voucher support will be significantly expanded from 87,000 to 420,000 households, and 'Mobile Markets' for rural areas will be increased to 30 locations to improve food accessibility.
📚 Glossary
HACCP (Haesseop)A hygiene management system that manages hazards that may occur at each stage from raw materials to consumption.
PLS (Positive List System)A system that strictly applies uniform residue limits for pesticides other than those specifically permitted.
Food Desert (Sikpumsamak)Areas where it is difficult to purchase fresh food due to population decline or the closure of retail stores.
Codex (Kodekseu)International food standards established to protect consumer health and ensure fair practices in food trade.