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Purpose

The purpose of KFIA is to promote the development of food industry and the improvement of food sanitation, thus to contribute to the profit among food manufacturing industries and the enhancement of the health of the people

Main Activites

- Policy proposal & consultation to governmental authorities on food hygiene-safety matters and promotion the industry for deregulation and development
- Supply arrangement of food materials
- Publication and public information activity
- Education of food sanitary managers in industries
- Food analysis

Certification of Membership

- Entities that manufacture/process foods, food additives or other food related organizations
- The Food Sanitation Act : Article 64, Clause 3
- Membership : 111 Companies
- Asscoiated members : 10 Companies

History

	1960
-	Oct. 1969	Establishes KFIA as a public corporation

	1980
-	May. 1985	Completes the KFIA head office building
-	May. 1986	Converts KFIA into a legal entity in accordance with the Food Sanitation Act
-	Jul. 1986	Founds its research arm, KAFRI, as a subsidiary
-	Apr. 1987	Is designated as a food hygiene inspection agency

	1990
-	Aug. 1995	Designated as training center on food, hygiene
-	Jan. 1997	Designated as preliminary evaluation, agency for food commercials
-	Feb. 1997	Designated as inspection agency for, drinking water
-	Feb. 1997	Designated as inspection agency for, sanitary goods
-	Feb. 1999	Designated as inspection agency for, food products
-	Apr. 1999	Designated as inspection agency for, imported medicinal herbs

	2000
-	May. 2000	Designated as training center for foods
-	May. 2000	Designated as inspection agency for, processed livestock products
-	May. 2001	Launches KAFRI's Busan Branch office
-	Jan. 2002	Busan Branch is designated as a food hygiene inspection agency
-	Jul. 2002	Opens the Food Product Liability Consulting Center
-	Mar. 2003	Designated as inspection agency for cosmetics
-	Sep. 2005	Designated as inspection agency for GMO products
-	Dec. 2009	Designated as inspection agency for irradiated foods

	2010
-	Sep. 2010	Designated as an education institution for food hygiene inspection
-	Dec. 2010	Opened Qingdao Korea-China Food Technology Research Co., Ltd.
-	Feb. 2011	Designated as an educational institution for livestock hygiene inspection
-	Mar. 2011	Designated as an educational institution for HACCP
-	Aug. 2011	Designated as a foreign inspectional institution for China Qingdao Food Research Institute

General Affairs Department

- Budgeting and settlement of accounts
- Management of membership
- Establishing and revising the articles of association

Food Safety Department

- Deregulation action of laws and systems related to Food Hygiene and Safety
- Food safety and Dietary habit improvement work and study
- Food crisis prevention & management
- Monitoring project of newly founded substance in food
- International Food Standard work
- The preliminary inspection of food advertisement on specialty food(Dec.2011~)
- PA(Public Affairs) on stakeholders on food industry

Hygiene and Education Department

- Education for food sanitary managers of manufacturing, subdivision/sale, mass catering establishment & contract-catering establishment

Industrial Promotion Department

- Improving Government Policies and Regulations related to food Industry promotion
- HRD Project for High Value added Food Industrial Professionals and Manufacturers
- Supporting Import & Export Activities : Joint Purchasing of Food Ingredients, Tariff-Rate Quota Application,
Overseas Food Exhibition(Korean Pavilion), Ingredients & Functional Food Trade Meeting,
Foreigner's Retail Business Promotion

PR Department

- Publication book(Food Sanitation Law, Korean Food Standards Codex, Korean Food Additives Codex) and
periodical publication(Food industry, Food & sanitation news)
- Media PR activity
- Public campaign on Food Industry

Food Safety Support Department

- HACCP education & training institute(KFDA) : Regular education course for CEO, HACCP team managers
and team members
- Consulting for HACCP designation and instruction on food safety management
- Food & Livestock hygiene inspection education institute (KFDA, QIA) : Education for inspectors of food &
Livestock inspection institute

Phone Number

- Rep Tel : 585-5052
- Chairman : 585-5051 (Extra 191)
- Vice Chairman : 586-5051 (Extra 192)
- Head of KAFRI : 586-5033 (Extra 203)
- General Affairs Dept. : Extra110 (FAX :581-6091)
- Food Safety Dept. : Extra130 (FAX:3471-3616)
- Hygiene and Education Dept. : Extra150 (FAX:586-4906)
- Industrial Promotion Dept. : Extra120 (FAX:587-6586)
- PR Dept. : Extra140 (FAX:3470-8149)
- Food Safety Support Dept. : Extra199 (FAX:3471-3616)
- KAFRI : Extra210 (FAX: 3471-3492)

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