The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is operating training programs to help domestic food and pharmaceutical corporations respond to the global regulatory environment.
The Food and Drug Safety Evaluation Institute under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on 18th that it has launched the "Global Harmonization Center (GHC)" to enhance safety management regulatory capabilities for food and pharmaceuticals and to lead international regulatory harmonization.
The GHC is an expanded and reorganized body of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Regulatory Harmonization Center (AHC) established by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in 2009 for regulatory harmonization of medical products. It has expanded its reach beyond the APEC region to the entire world and broadened its target from medical products to food and pharmaceuticals. This aims to support the growth of the domestic industry by connecting overseas regulatory agencies with domestic businesses. This aims to support the growth of the domestic industry by connecting overseas regulatory agencies with domestic businesses.
Through the GHC, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to operate educational programs, including online seminars, to share the latest regulatory trends with the domestic industry throughout this year. It is a policy to provide information so that the industry can swiftly respond to changes in the global regulatory environment.
In addition, there are plans to establish new relationships with overseas organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), and International Pharmaceutical Federation, and to strengthen cooperation to achieve the common goal of global regulatory harmonization.