Completion of food sanitation training 
Persons subject to receive food sanitation training
- A food service business operator shall receive food sanitation training every year (Article 41(1) of the Food Sanitation Act).
- In addition, a person who intends to engage in the food service business shall receive food sanitation training in advance (Main body of Article 41(2) of the Food Sanitation Act).
· However, when he/she is unable to receive such training in advance due to inevitable grounds, he/she may receive such training after the commencement of his/her business (A provision of Article 41(2) of the Food Sanitation Act).
Substituted training on food sanitation
- When any person who is required to receive training on food sanitation does not directly engage in business or engages in business at more than 2 places, a person in charge of food sanitation may be designated from among the employees, and receive the training on behalf of the business operator (Main body of Article 41(3) of the Food Sanitation Act).
· However, where any cook or dietician (Referring to a licensed dietician pursuant to Article 15 of the National Nutrition Management Act) working at meal service facilities is designated as a person in charge of food sanitation and receives training under a provision of Article 56(1) of the Food Sanitation Act, he/she shall be deemed to have received training on food sanitation of the relevant year (A provision of Article 41(3) of the Food Sanitation Act).
Exclusion from the required training on food sanitation
- Where any person who has obtained a license falling under any of the following intends to engage in the food service business, he/she needs not receive training on food sanitation (Article 41(4) of the Food Sanitation Act).
· Cook license under the Food Sanitation Act
· Dietitian's license under the National Nutrition Management Act
· Sanitarian's license under the Public Health Control Act
Exceptions to the training requirement for food sanitation
Exemptions to the required training on food sanitation
- In the case where a person who has received training on food sanitation falls under one of the following, he/she shall be deemed to have received new training on food sanitation for the concerned business (Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 52(3) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act):
· Where a person who received new training on food sanitation in less than 2 years or in the relevant year intends to engage in the same type of business as the one for which he/she received the said training
· Where a person who received new training on food sanitation in less than 2 years or training on food sanitation in less than 1 year intends to switch his/her business from one of the following types to another type (In cases where he/she intends to switch from ① to another business type of ① or from ② to another business type of ②, from ③ to another business type of ③, or from ④ to another business type of ④)
① Food subdivision business, edible ice sales business, distribution specialty sales business, group cafeteria food sales business and other food sales business
② Food subdivision business, edible ice sales business, distribution specialty sales business, group cafeteria food sales business and other food sales business
③ Rest restaurant business, general restaurant business, and bakery business
④ Karaoke bar business and entertainment bar business
Postponement of food sanitation training
- Among those who are required to undergo training in food sanitation, business operators who are recognized to have difficulty in receiving such training by offices for issuing licenses, filing reports or registration may be permitted due to reasons for business preparation to receive the said training via means specified by an office for issuing licenses or filing reports within 6 months from the date of receipt of a business license or filing a report for the commencement of business (Article 54(2) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act).
Implementation of food sanitation training
Hours of food sanitation training
- A person who intends to engage in the food service business shall receive 6 hours of training on food sanitation (Article 41(2) of the Food Sanitation Act and Subparagraph 3 of Article 52(2) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act).
Training institutions for food sanitation
- Any person who intends to engage in the food service business must receive food sanitation training and training on sanitation management [Article 41(6) of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 51(1) of the Enforcement Rules of the Food Sanitation Act, and Designation of institutions that provide training on food sanitation for operators that handle foods, etc.].
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Persons subject to training
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Training institutions
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A person who operates or intends to operate a catering service business
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Korea Food Industry Association Korea Foodservice Industry Association (Limited to members only)
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A person who operates or intends to operate a general restaurant business
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Korea Foodservice Industry Association Korea Foodservice Industry Association (Limited to members only)
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A person who operates or intends to operate a rest restaurant business
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Korea Rest Restaurant Industry Association
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A person who operates or intends to operate a bakery business
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Korea Bakery Association
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A person who operates or intends to operate a karaoke bar business
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Korea Karaoke Bar Industry Association
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A person who operates or intends to operate an entertainment bar business
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Korea Entertainment Restaurant Industry Association
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A person who and operates or intends to operate fast food manufacture and processing business
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Rice cake food processing business entity
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The Korea Tteok Food Processor Association
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Edible pressed oil processing business entity
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Korea Association of Processing Industry of Edible Oil & Chili
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Extraction and processing business entity
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Korea Extraction Manufacturing Food Association
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Sanctions for violations
- Any person who fails to receive training in violation of the above provisions shall be subject to an administrative fine up to KRW 1 million (Subparagraph 1 of Article 101 (4) of the Food Sanitation Act).