Abstract
Revision work on the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds was undertaken in 2007 and presently, revisions for most food groups have been completed. For vegetables, the work was conducted during 2014-2017, and the final draft revision was adopted by the $40^{th}$ Codex Alimentarius Commission (2017). Here, the revised classification of vegetable commodities is introduced in order to be utilized in various food-related fields, in particular, food safety regulation. The revised classification is briefly summarized as follows: Codex classified vegetables into 10 groups (Group 009-018): bulb vegetables (Group 009), Brassica vegetables (except Brassica leafy vegetables) (Group 010), fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits (Group 011), fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits (Group 012), leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy vegetables) (Group 013), legume vegetables (Group 014), pulses (Group 015), root and tuber vegetables (Group 016), stalk and stem vegetables (Group 017) and edible fungi (Group 018). The groups are further divided into a total of 33 subgroups. In the Classification, 430 different commodity codes are assigned to vegetable commodities. Meanwhile, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) does not include potatoes, beans and mushrooms within a vegetable group. In addition, the MFDS divides one vegetable group into six subgroups including flowerhead Brassicas, leafy vegetables, stalk and stem vegetables, root and tuber vegetables, fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits, and fruiting vegetables other than Cucurbits. Therefore, care is needed in using the Codex Classification.
국제식퓸규격위원회(Codex Alimentarius Commission, CAC)는 2007년에 식품분류 개정작업에 착수하여 현재 대부분의 식품군에 대한 개정을 완료한 상태이다. 채소류의 경우 개정작업이 2014년에 시작됐으며 2017년에 $40^{th}$ CAC에 의해 개정안이 채택되었다. 여기에서는 식품 안전 규제를 비롯해 다양한 식품분야에서 활용될 수 있도록 채소류에 대한 CAC(코덱스) 식품분류 개정 내용을 소개하였다. 그 내용을 간략히 보면 코덱스는 채소류를 다음과 같이 10개의 그룹으로 분류하였다: bulb vegetables (Group 009), Brassica vegetables (except Brassica leafy vegetables) (Group 010), fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits (Group 011), fruiting vegetables, other than Cucurbits (Group 012), leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy vegetables) (Group 013), legume vegetables (Group 014), pulses (Group 015), root and tuber vegetables (Group 016), stalk and stem vegetables (Group 017), edible fungi (Group 018). 또한 이들 그룹 안에는 subgroup을 두어 채소류는 총 33개의 subgroup으로 분류되고 현재 총 430개의 채소종류에 commodity code가 부여되어 있다. 국내 식품의약품안전처는 채소류와 마찬가지로 서류, 두류, 버섯류를 대분류로 하여 이들을 채소류에 포함시키지 않고 있다. 또한 채소류를 6개의 소분류인 결구 엽채류, 엽채류, 엽경채류, 근채류, 박과 과채류, 박과 이외 과채류로 세분화하고 있다. 이와 같이 코덱스와 국내의 식품분류에 차이가 있으므로 코덱스 식품분류를 활용하는 데 주의가 요구된다.