Chinese kimchi has become an international standard … The world bulletin, “The humiliation of Korea, the slave country”

The international standard for the China-led kimchi industry was officially established on the 24th. It was reported on the 28th, citing the report.

The China-led international standard for the kimchi industry was officially approved on the 24th after a two-month vote at ISO. [중국 환구망 캡처]

The Global Times reported that the international standard for the kimchi industry was set by China and was run by the Meishan City Market Supervision and Management Office in Sichuan Province. He also said that China has established six food standards for the kimchi industry under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ISO aims to facilitate international exchange of products and services in various fields and promote mutual cooperation, and is not a government agency. Founded in 1946, there are currently 165 member states and China is a permanent member of ISO.

According to the Global Times, China, led by the city of Meishan in Sichuan province, which accounts for more than half of the national kimchi industry, began promoting work to establish international standards for the kimchi industry in April 2017. This work was followed by cooperation between the China National Standards Committee, the China Standardization Research Institute and the China Food Fermentation Industry Research Institute.

In March 2019, experts from five member countries, including China, Turkey, Serbia, India and Iran, participated and adopted the international kimchi standard as an agenda. [중국 환구망 캡처]

In March 2019, experts from five member countries, including China, Turkey, Serbia, India and Iran, adopted the international standard of kimchi as an agenda, and three months later, in June, the Subcommittee on Fruits, Vegetables and Derivatives of the Committee on ISO Food Products Technology Became an official agenda through voting.

Over the next year, after voting and hearing the opinions of experts from each member state, ‘ISO 24220 Standards and testing methods for kimchi (vegetables fermented with salt) have been established.

And finally, on the 24th, the international standard announced that it was finally approved after two months of voting by ISO. The significance of this is that the Chinese kimchi industry has become the standard in the international kimchi market.Explained.

ISO aims to facilitate international exchanges of products and services in each field and promote mutual cooperation. Founded in 1946, 165 countries currently participate as members. [중국 환구망 캡처]

further The technical standards for the kimchi industry in China have been recognized worldwide.Said. He also said that some standard coefficients in Chinese kimchi production become part of the international standards of the kimchi industry, and that the kimchi industry will produce kimchi in accordance with these standards.

In a word, they argued that the position and influence of Chinese kimchi in the international market will be greatly improved, further developing the Chinese kimchi industry. One thing to note in the Hwangu Times is that a Korean expert who prides itself on being a ‘kimchi sponsored country’ was not involved in setting the standard.Said.

The world report noted that in 2017, Korea’s kimchi trade was a country with a kimchi deficit, with imports 10 times higher than exports. Furthermore, 35% of the kimchi that Korea consumes depends on imports and 99% of imported kimchi is made in China.Said.

The Chinese Market Supervision Service (中國 市場 監管 報), which deals with the supervision and management of the Chinese market, reported on the 26th that the international standard for the China-led kimchi industry was officially established on the 24th. [중국 환구망 캡처]

The Hwangu Times reported that the Korean media at the time reported this reality as “the humiliation of the suspected kimchi country.” Especially on this day ‘China-led international standard for kimchi industry set, Korean media explosion: humiliation of sustained kimchi country’He picked up the title and took a form that stimulates Korea.

In addition, Korea announced plans to improve price and quality competitiveness, such as announcing the ‘Comprehensive Kimchi Industry Promotion Plan’ in 2018 and increasing the self-sufficiency rate of kimchi from 65% in 2016 to 70% by 2022. The 40% said they were running and in a difficult situation.

Korea is reported to be actively supplying kimchi from China to ensure a smooth supply of kimchi, so imported kimchi from China is also up 33.4% compared to the same period last year.

Beijing = Yoo Sang-chul, correspondent [email protected]