Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
식품의약품안전처; 食品醫藥品安全處; Sikpum Uiyakpum Anjeon-cheo
Agency overview
Formed	12 March 2013; 11 years ago
Preceding agency	Korea Food & Drug Administration;
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Cheongju, South Korea
Minister responsible	Oh Yu-kyoung;
Deputy Minister responsible	Kwon Oh-sang;
Website	www.mfds.go.kr (in English)

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS; Korean: 식품의약품안전처; Hanja: 食品醫藥品安全處; RR: Sikpumuiyakpumanjeoncheo), formerly known as the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA; 식품의약품안전청), is a government agency responsible for promoting public health by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics as well as supporting the food and pharmaceutical industry in South Korea. The main goal is to offer people safe foods and drugs.

The headquarters are located in the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.^[1]

MFDS is a regulatory member of the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH).

History

In April 1996, Korea Food and Drug Safety and its six regional offices were established. In 1998, it was raised to the status of administration (Korea Food & Drug Administration). In 2004, the organization was restructured with the creation of the Medical Devices Management Division and Bioproduct Technical Support Division. In March 2013, the organization was again restructured and elevated to a ministry.^[2]

List of ministers

Park Jong-sei, 1998–1999^[3]
Huh Kun, 1999-2000^[4]
Yang Gyuhwan, 2000-2002
Lee Youngsoon, 2002-2003
Shim Changkoo, 2003-2004
Kim Chungsook, 2004-2006
Moon Changjin, 2006-2007
Kim Myunghyun, 2007-2008
Yun Yeopyo, 2008-2010
Noh Yunhong, 2010-2011
Lee Heesung, 2011-2013
Chung Seung, 2013-2015
Kim Seunghee, 2015-2016
Sohn Mungi, 2016-2017
Ryu Youngjin, 2017-2019
Lee Eui-Kyung, 2019-2020
Kim Ganglip, 2020-

References

^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Retrieved on 1 January 2014. "Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187 Osongsaengmyeong2(i)-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea 363-700"
^ Sujin Kwak (28 March 2013). "MFDS Reforms and Takes a New Step Forward". Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ Chae Sam-seok [蔡三錫] (8 March 1998). "朴鍾世 식품의약품안전청장" [Park Jong-sei, Food and Drug Administration chairman]. Yonhap News. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ "Former Ministers and Commissioners". Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Retrieved 30 November 2020.