Traceability Management
What is traceability management of marine products?- Traceability management of marine products is the recording and management of information from production to sale of marine products so if any issues are found in a marine product, the product can be traced to identify and rectify the cause of the issue (Subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act).
Registration of Marine Products for Traceability Management- Producers, distributors, and sellers of marine products produced for consumption who seek traceability management of their products must register their products by submitting the following documents to the head of the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (Paragraph 1 of Article 25 and Paragraph 1 of Article 26 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution).
· Application for traceability management of marine products (Attached Template 3 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution)
· Plan on the production, shipping, intake, and release, etc. of a marine product registered for traceability management (hereinafter referred to as a "traceability-managed marine product)
· If a traceability-managed marine product is defective, a follow-up management plan detailing recovery measures, etc.
Valid Period of Registration- The valid period of a registration for traceability management is 3 years from the date of registration. The valid period of a registration for traceability management of a cultured marine product is 5 years (Paragraph 1 of Article 28 of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution and Article 30 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution).
Indication of Traceability Management- A party registered for traceability management shall display on their traceability-managed marine products the following ① label and ② the traceability management number (Paragraph 4 of Article 27 of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution and Paragraph 1 of Article 28 and Attached Table 2-1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution):
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Prohibition of False Indications- The following treatments related to traceability-managed marine products or imported marine products with an indication of distribution history (hereinafter referred to as a "tracing-indicated marine product") are prohibited (Article 32 of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution):
· Indication of a non-tracing-indicated marine product as a tracing-indicated marine product, or making of a similar indication
· Mixing of a tracing-indicated marine product with a marine product for which no traceability management is performed or no declaration of import/distribution history is made for sale or in storage or display for sale
· Advertising of a non-tracing-indicated marine product as a tracing-indicated marine product or advertising intended to represent a non-tracing-indicated marine product as a tracing-indicated marine product
- Violation of the above regulation is grounds for imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to KRW 30 million (Article 59 of the Act on the Management and Support of Marine Product Distribution).