MFDS Announces Personnel Transfers and Promotions

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a personnel announcement on September 4, 2026, followed by additional appointments on September 7, 2026. Transfers and promotions include: - Kim Min‑jung transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a senior official in the United States. - Kim Sol appointed as Section Chief of Food Safety Management at the Seoul Regional Food and Drug Safety Office. - Park Hee‑young assigned as International Cooperation Officer in the Planning and Coordination Office. - Choi Ji‑woon named Head of Consumer Harm Prevention Policy at the Consumer Harm Prevention Bureau. - Lee Jae‑myung designated as Head of the Food Unfair Practice Rapid Response Team, Food Safety Policy Bureau. - Jeong Hyung‑wook appointed as Manager of Hazardous Substance Standards, Food Standards Planning Division. - Jeong Ji‑yoon appointed as Manager of Additive Standards, Food Standards Planning Division. - Im Sang‑woo assigned as Manager of Biopharmaceutical Quality Control, Bio‑Medicinal Products Division. - Sung Ju‑hee appointed as Manager of Non‑Prescription Drug Policy, Bio‑Medicinal Products Division. These appointments reflect MFDS’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its regulatory functions across food safety, consumer protection, and biopharmaceutical quality management.