{"topic_id":"korea_apqa_production_facility_003","category":"korea-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: korea_apqa_production_facility_003\ncategory: korea-2026-approvals\ntitle: Korea Pet Food Import — Production Conditions & Manufacturing Facility Requirements (MAFRA 2025-20, Art. 6–7)\nlang: en\nsource: korea_petfood_import_health_2025.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 360\n---\n\nThis topic covers Articles 6 and 7 of MAFRA Notification No. 2025-20, governing production conditions and manufacturing facility approval requirements for pet food exported to Korea.\n\n## Article 6 — Production Conditions (생산조건)\n\nThree mandatory requirements:\n\n1. **Territory**: Pet food shall be produced **in the exporting country**.\n2. **Contamination prevention**: Pet food shall be handled and managed to prevent contamination from animal disease pathogens or harmful microbes, etc., from the raw material stage through delivery to the Republic of Korea.\n3. **Labelling on packaging**: Pet food shall be labelled with product name, manufacturing facility name, and ingredient name. For bulk imports, stickers, labels or tags bearing this information shall be firmly attached.\n\n## Article 7 — Manufacturing Facility (제조시설)\n\n**Registration requirement**: Manufacturing facilities shall be registered with the exporting country's relevant authority.\n\n**Dual approval process**:\n- The exporting country's government inspects the facility and confirms compliance with this Notification, then notifies the Korean government (veterinary quarantine authority).\n- The Korean government then conducts **on-site inspection** and approves the facility.\n- **Alternative**: If the facility meets criteria set by the head of the Korean veterinary quarantine authority, approval may be granted through documentary examination only.\n\n**Ongoing obligations**:\n- No abnormalities shall be found in regular inspections by the exporting country's government.\n- Facilities must maintain daily manufacturing and storage records for **≥ 2 years**.\n\n**Source**: MAFRA Notification No. 2025-20, Articles 6 and 7.\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":360,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}