Scope
Korea MFDS Notice 2024-29 covers utensils, containers, and packages that directly contact food. The loaded rows come from common manufacturing criteria for metals used in food-contact surfaces and tin plating.
Exact limit and units
| Metal | Matrix | Limit | Unit | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Metals used for manufacturing or repair of food-contact surfaces, including solder | 0.10 | percent by weight | metal composition |
| Antimony | Metals used for manufacturing or repair of food-contact surfaces | 5.0 | percent by weight | metal composition |
| Lead | Tin used for plating on food-contact surfaces | 0.10 | percent by weight | tin-plating composition |
The same criteria also state that utensils, containers, and packages made of plastics, regenerated cellulose, paper, and starch must not contain more than 100 mg/kg as the sum of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium. That combined sum is not split into species-specific register rows.
How tested
The composition limits refer to residue test methods in the MFDS standard: lead residue, antimony residue, and related methods in Part IV. The separate part 2 PDF in the manifest is treated as a test-method companion rather than as a separate limit instrument.
Enforcement posture
The requirements are statutory Korean food-contact standards. Food-contact metals and tin plating for utensils, containers, and packages must comply with the listed composition limits.
History of changes
The manifest identifies the local English PDF as Korea MFDS 2024-29. The excerpted common criteria carry the active food-contact composition restrictions used here.
How it compares
Korea’s 0.10 percent lead and 5.0 percent antimony limits align with Japan Notice 370’s food-contact metal composition structure. Korea also includes a combined four-metal cap for specified nonmetal materials, but that cap is not species-specific.
Sources
Update history
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| a8052bb | 2026-08-09 | major | 1 source added; contamination-profile values revised; 7 sections added |