Impending KFDA shakeup

The government is expected to accelerate reform in the health and medical sector through its imminent reshuffle of the Korea Food and Drug Administration.

“Through the planned KFDA shakeup, the government aims to strengthen the KFDA’s function over food and drug safety,” a KFDA official said.

President Lee Myung-bak indicated earlier that his administration will toughen rules on food safe...