The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety said on the 5th that it will conduct focused collection and inspections of products distributed on the market to verify the safety of medical devices widely used at home ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
The inspections were prepared to proactively check quality and strengthen safety management of everyday medical devices frequently used in daily life, as use of medical devices is expected to increase during the holiday period for gifts or for family health care.
The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety, together with six regional Ministery of Food and Drug Safety offices, will carry out the "third-quarter 2026 medical device collection and inspection." The targets are 173 products in 43 categories, including items with expected holiday demand such as low-level light therapy devices and limb compression circulation devices, as well as electronic thermometers, automated electronic blood pressure monitors, and powered medical suction devices.
In addition, for certain items such as adhesive transparent wound dressings and drug direct-injection devices, which were found to be noncompliant with quality standards in last year's collection and inspection, re-inspections will be conducted to raise the level of control over products in distribution.
Collected products will be comprehensively evaluated with biological safety tests such as sterility tests according to the characteristics of each category, as well as electrical and mechanical safety and key performance tests.
Products that fail to meet the inspection criteria will be subject to sales suspension and recall and disposal, and measures in accordance with relevant laws, including administrative action, will be taken against the companies. The results will be disclosed through the Medical Device Safety Bookstore so that consumers can check them.
The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety said it will continue to create a safe distribution environment for medical devices through proactive collection and inspections that take into account seasonal demand and usage environments, and will continuously check the safety and performance of devices ranging from home-use products to professional medical devices used in clinical settings.