Korea to strengthen food safety ties, support exports to Latin America

South Korea will host 32 food safety officials from eight Latin American countries for a training program to strengthen import safeguards and help Korean food companies expand into the region, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Wednesday. The program, now in its fourth year, will run from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, with Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru participating. “Building trust between countries through food safety cooperation is an important foun