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Health Functional Food Code.

Country/Territory
Korea, Republic of
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards Transport/storage International trade HACCP Processing/handling Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Code establishes the standards and specifications for manufacturing, processing, production, import, distribution, storage, etc., of health functional food for sale. The Code promotes the distribution of standardized health functional food and assures the consumer’s safety through providing the standards and specifications for functional ingredients and final product for health functional food. The Code also intends to establish a transparent and scientific regulatory system of health functional food through providing regulatory guidelines to the authorized officers.

Full text
English
Website
www.mfds.go.kr