Industrial insect is defined as the insect utilized in industries that creates added value. Most of the industrial insects used in Korea are exotic species that are introduced through artificial means. Despite the rapid expansion of market for industrial insects, the system for risk assessment of industrial insects 산업곤충 위해성 평가를 위한 국외사례 분석 및 시사점* 유미나 . 장기정 . 황정훈 . 박용하 . 노태호 Foreign Case Analysis and Implications for Risk Assessment of Industrial Insects Mi-Na Yoo ·Ki-Jung Jang·Jung-Hoon Hwang Yong-Ha Park·Tae Ho Ro 1) 한국환경정책.평가연구원(Korea Environment Institute) 2) 농림축산검역본부(Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency) 제출: 2014년 10월 15일 수정: 2014년 11월 11일 승인: 2014년 11월 18일 * 본 논문은 농촌진흥청 농업과학기술개발사업의 지원으로 수행한 「산업곤충의 위해성 평가기법 개발연구」 (과제 번호: PJ008983)과제의 일환으로 수행되었습니다. ** 교신저자: thro@kei.re.kr 유미나 . 장기정 . 황정훈 . 박용하 . 노태호 136 is not being adequately conducted. Although Korea carries out a risk assessment for the species designated as disease and insect pest by Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, far too little consideration is being given to overall ecosystem, as the control system is covered in the Plant Quarantine Law. To solve this problem, we analyzed the Korean risk assessment system and looked at systems in other countries. The results show that it is essential for stakeholders to reach an agreement to set up fundamental directions for the system. Unless the integration system of taxonomical and ecological information is prepared, the ecological risk assessment should be conservative to protect ecosystems and should also follow the precautionary principle. It also requires cooperation among the ministries. In addition, the results indicated that a differentiation between risk assessment and screening is urgent. Several solutions such as setting up clear objectives in both assessment and screening stages, target species, steering organization and assessment criteria assessment systems from were proposed as practical institutional strategies. Among many foreign countries the assessment system from Ireland equally considers various factors such as economical, ecological safety and management aspects, It is also based on precautionary principle to fulfil its original purpose. It was suggested that the Ireland system would be the best reference that can be modified and applied into the Korean system by considering distinct characteristics of the industrial insects. ❙Keywords❙ Industrial insect, Risk assessment, Evaluation index, Risk analysis, Precautionary principle