Republic of Korea - Proposed Amendments for "Standards and Specifications of Health Functional Foods"

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has proposed the amendments for "Standards and Specifications of Health Functional Foods"

·  Amends the requirement of adding functional ingredients in "Standards and Specifications of          Health Functional Foods": The functional ingredients recognized under the Regulation on              Approval of Functional Ingredients for Health Functional Food can be added to the Code in case      six years have passed from the date of recognition as functional ingredient, and 50 over the item    manufacturing report

·  Adds health claims of some functional ingredients: Red ginseng, Chlorella, Edible oil containing      EPA & DHA, Edible oil containing gamma-linoleic acid, Probiotics

·  Clarifies some part of the standards and specifications for some functional ingredients: Edible oil    containing EPA & DHA, Hyaluronic acid

Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.