Project Purpose
- Managing records to enable business operators engaged in food manufacture, importation and sales to track the product’s history
- Enabling timely responses such as food recall and disposal in the event of food accidents
- Providing business support activities including promotion, education, and on-site technological support for traceability system to implement the food traceability management system
Project Contents
Nationwide informational briefings regarding food traceability
- Organizing nationwide presentation events in the first and second half of the year (the schedule of the presentation events will be released separately)
- System operating method depending on business type (manufacture, importation, sales) / by food type (food, health functional food, milk formula, etc.) and guidance on policy directions
On-site technological support for business entities
- Providing systematic program support prior to implementing the system including preparation, registration application and on-site review, operation, follow-up management (inspection and assessment) for food business which intends to implement food traceability (year-round)
Running a food traceability expert education program
- Offering on-line and off-line user education in food traceability management system for the use of business
- Opening additional education sessions when requested by the user (businesses and related institutions)
Quick-response support service.
- Receiving Phone calls over the food traceability management system issues and on-line remote support services
※ Operation hours: Weekdays(Mon~Fri) 09:00~18:00
Promoting the food traceability management system
- Promoting the food traceability management system with promotion booths at various exhibitions and expositions
Operating the food traceability management system (www.tfood.go.kr)
- Providing food traceability information viewing services
- Providing mobile web(m.tfood.go.kr) services to enable consumers to easily confirm food record information
- Enabling businesses to input and manage their food traceability information by building and providing the food traceability management system for business entities
History
- 2016 : Mandatory implementation for processed livestock products (milk formula)(Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Amended)
- 2015 : Launching quick-response support service (call center)
- 2014 : Creating a mobile web page for mandatory implementation (for manufacturers and importers health functional food, infant and toddler food and other food sellers)
- 2012 : Opening of the food traceability management e-learning site (TFOOD SCHOOL)
- 2011 : Developing and distributing a customized program for food traceability management
- 2010 : Integrating notification of food and health functional food traceability management standards
- 2009 : Building the food traceability management system(www.tfood.go.kr)
- 2008 : Implementing the food traceability management system (Food Sanitation Act, Amended)