August 28, 2009, South Korea issued notification, the South Korea Food and Drug Administration formulating its revised food additive standard specifications.

     The formulation and revision of laws and regulations developed 59 kinds of food additive ingredients specifications. Strengthened or developed the following 58 of lead, cadmium, mercury or iodine Specifications:

（1）Polyvinylacetate、aluminiumammoniumsulfate、aluminiumpotassiumsulfate、ammoniumsulfate、ferroussulfate、calciumsulfate、ferrousgluconate、copperchlorophyll、potassiumcopperchlorophyllin、sodiummetabisulfite、magnesiumoxide、Nisin、sodiumlactate、gluconicacid、sodiumgluconate、L-glutamicacid、monoammoniumL-glutamate、monopotassiumL-glutamate、lactitol、calciumoxide、sodiumsesquicarbonate、magnesiumhydroxide、ammoniumhydroxide、calciumascorbate、L-ascorbylstearate、ammoniumalginate、potassiumalginate、calciumalginate、sodiumdiacetate、magnesiumphosphate、magnesiumphosphate、calciumacetate、potassiumbicarbonate、triacetin、propionicacid、potassiumsulfate、magnesiumsilicate、potassiumbenzoate、calciumbenzoate、potassiumgluconate、methylp-hydroxybenzoate、acesulfamepotassium、potassiumlactate、Food Red 102、sucralose、sodiumaluminiumphosphate、sodiumaluminiumphosphate、hydroxypropylmethylcellulose、calciumsilicate、calciumsorbate、methylethylcellulose、polyvinylpyrrolidone、ethylcellulose、potassiumferrocyanide、sodiumferrocyanide、calciumferrocyanide、agnesiumL-lactate、potassiumsodiumL-tartrate、methylalcoho、

（2）On the following two sets of norms pyrrolidonecarboxylicacid:L-glutamicacid and monoammoniumL-glutamate。

（3）Fluorides on the following three sets of norms：Aluminiumammoniumsulfate、aluminiumpotassiumsulfate and calciumsulfate；

（4）The following four sets of microbiological standards:Ammoniumalginate、potassiumalginate、calciumalginate and magnesiumL-lactate；

（5）On the following two sets of norms pyrrolidonecarboxylicacid：L-glutamicacidand,monoammoniumL-glutamate。The new Act provides for food additives Amidatedpectin