KOTITI is a testing and inspection agency designated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), providing accredited testing services for a wide range of items, including food, food additives, utensils and packaging, and livestock products.

We support ensuring product quality and reliability by evaluating safety, hygiene, and compliance according to relevant laws and standards. In addition, we provide analytical and technical services to strengthen quality control and safety management.

Target Products

  • Businesses that manufacture or process food, health functional foods, food additives, utensils and packaging, or livestock products, or operate ready-to-eat food manufacturing/processing, or import/sell private-label foods, must regularly test whether their products meet the required standards and specifications.
  • Relevant Laws: Food Sanitation Act, Enforcement Rules, Article 31; Livestock Products Sanitation Management Act, Enforcement Rules, Article 12

Test & Inspection Items

  • Self-quality inspection (Testing items designated by the MFDS, such as synthetic colorants, preservatives, antioxidants, bacterial counts, coliform bacteria, etc.)
  • Nutritional components (Nine mandatory labeled nutrients including calories, sugars, protein, fat, sodium, and functional components)
  • Functional ingredient analysis & individually recognized health functional foods (Ginsenosides, EPA/DHA, lutein, vitamins, coenzyme Q10, etc.)
  • Harmful substance testing (Mycotoxins, heavy metals, benzo[a]pyrene, PCBs, and other components specified by MFDS)
  • Foodborne pathogens and hazardous microorganisms
  • Potable water and norovirus testing for groundwater used in food and kimchi
  • Shelf-life determination tests
  • GMO and vegan verification

Application Procedure

  • 01

    Testing Request

  • 02

    Application Processed

  • 03

    Issuance Quotation and Tax Invoice

  • 04

    Testing & Analysis

  • 05

    Payment of Fees

  • 06

    Issuance of Test Report