Certifications (Certification status as an authorized inspection agency)
We have secured the best expertise in food research in Korea by obtaining certifications from national agencies including the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, and Ministry of Science and ICT.
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Ministry of Food
and Drug Safety
Test and inspection institution for foods,
Genetically modified foods inspection agency,
Norovirus inspection agency,
Testing and inspection agency for agricultural products,
Designated inspection agency for radioactivity
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National Agricultural Products
Quality Management Service
Rice and brown rice varieties testing agency
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Ministry of Science and ICT
Affiliated research center, Outstanding laboratory for safety management, Inspection agency for the verification of Korean beef
Major activities(Food safety and quality research activities)
Our activities include the prevention and follow-up management of food ingredient risks, testing of food ingredient safety, quality management of main food resources, domestic and international scholarly activities, and so on.
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Food safety
Prevention and follow-up management of food ingredient risks
- - Advanced prevention of potentially hazardous materials, and dealing with food issues.
- - Investigation of scientific causes for claims occurred on food ingredients.
- - Cooperative management with overseas inspection agencies and advanced inspection of imported food ingredients.
Testing of food ingredient safety
- - Safety inspection of physical aspects (radioactivity, antibiotics, residual pesticides, etc.)
- - Safety inspection of microbes (food poisoning bacteria, norovirus, etc.)
- - Pollution level analysis of the operated places of business
- - Safety inspection of cooperative companies and related companies.
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Research &
Development
Quality management of major food resources
- - Research on highly consumed foods including rice/soup/kimchi, etc.
- - Research on food quality applied with an electric nose and tongue.
- - Research on the freshness of foods.
- - Development of norovirus disinfectant.
- - Research on food texture and nutrition enhancement.
- - Development of the Food Poisonous Bacteria Detection Kit, etc.
- - Research on functional materials.
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Analysis·
Testing
Quality Analysis·Standardization
- - Testing of appearance/scent/taste/texture
of foods.
- - Inspection for identifying Korean beef.
- - Testing of nutrients.
- - Testing of rice/kimchi/red chili pepper/sesame oil.
- - Testing of GMOs (genetically modified organism).
- - Testing of low-quality food.
- - Water quality inspection.
- - Sensory evaluations, etc.
Hazard Analysis
- - Radioactivity. Norovirus. Antibiotics. Food additives.
- - Residual pesticides. Fungal toxin. Heavy metals.
- - Other carcinogens (benzopyrene, 3-MCPD, etc.).
- - Food poisoning bacteria. Other toxin substances (melamine).
Patent application(Patent holding status)
Through the patent application activities that prove our expertise in the food research field, we are now operating the role as a more professional and scientific global food service company.
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Major patents
- - Developed a gene detection method for food poisoning bacteria ‘E.coli O157:H7'
- - Production method of antioxidants using mushroom mycelia
- - Antinorovirus composition utilizing natural substances
- - Production method of compound aged meat
- - A total of 20 patents including the detection method for food-harm microbes