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What counts as Lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent…?
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“납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
- Definition
- Sum of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in the material of synthetic-resin, processed-cellulose, paper and starch utensils, containers and packaging
- Listed members
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent chromium
- Source
“납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
Ⅱ. 3. 다. · fetched 2026-10-08Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center: Ⅱ. 3. 다.(opens in a new tab)
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Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis)
Ⅵ. 2. 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 residue tests
Official text, current to 27 Mar 2026. MFDS notice 2026-24 (발령 2026-03-27) full text from the law.go.kr attachment.
- Food-contact product
- Material: Fluoropolymer coating (PTFE and similar) or Melamine resin or Paper or board or Plastic (type not stated) or ABS or Acrylic (PMMA) or Copolyester or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or Polycarbonate (PC) or Polyethylene (PE) or PET or Polypropylene (PP) or Polystyrene (PS) or PVC
Depends on: whether the product touches food, coating type
In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data
Applies to products manufactured on or after 27 Mar 2026
Notice 2026-24 in force from 2026-03-27 (시행일자 20260327); applies to articles first manufactured, processed or imported (by shipment date) after enforcement (부칙 제2조). Earlier effective dates of unchanged provisions are not stated in the law text.
“합성수지제, 가공셀룰로스제, 종이제, 전분제 기구 및 용기 포장에 사용하는 재질 · 은 납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
- LimitKRLead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium (sum) as defined in South Korea
Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis)
Ⅵ. 2. 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 residue tests
Official text, current to 27 Mar 2026. MFDS notice 2026-24 (발령 2026-03-27) full text from the law.go.kr attachment.
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Material: Fluoropolymer coating (PTFE and similar) or Melamine resin or Paper or board or Plastic (type not stated) or ABS or Acrylic (PMMA) or Copolyester or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or Polycarbonate (PC) or Polyethylene (PE) or PET or Polypropylene (PP) or Polystyrene (PS) or PVC
Depends on: whether the product touches food, coating type
- Effective
In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data
Applies to products manufactured on or after 27 Mar 2026
Notice 2026-24 in force from 2026-03-27 (시행일자 20260327); applies to articles first manufactured, processed or imported (by shipment date) after enforcement (부칙 제2조). Earlier effective dates of unchanged provisions are not stated in the law text.
- Source
“합성수지제, 가공셀룰로스제, 종이제, 전분제 기구 및 용기 포장에 사용하는 재질 · 은 납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
Ⅱ. 3. 다 · fetched 2026-10-08Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center: 식품의약품안전처 고시 제2026-24호 (2026-03-27), 식품위생법 제9조제1항(opens in a new tab)
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