The partial amendment to the Korean Food Code (No. 2026-40), published by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on 19 May 2026, represents a significant regulatory development for Korea’s novel food and edible insect industry. Through this amendment, migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), locally referred to as “풀무치 (Pulmuchi),” was officially reclassified from a temporarily recognised food ingredient to a general food ingredient officially listed in the Korean F
