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South Korea’s MFDS to Expand Drug E-Labeling Service for Consumer Safety and Efficiency

CHEONAN, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has recently announced plans to gradually broaden the scope of items covered by the Drug E-Labeling and Information Provision Service. This initiative, initially operated as a pilot project, is set to expand starting next year. The MFDS noted that Japan implemented a [...]

Gov’t Collects Tens of Thousands of Radioactive Mattresses

SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 22,000 bed mattresses found to emit radiation levels above safety standards have been collected nationwide over the weekend, the country’s post office said Monday. Some 30,000 employees and 3,200 vehicles were mobilized to collect 22,298 mattresses produced by Daijin Bed Co. on Saturday and Sunday, according to Korea [...]