KOR/690
WTO/TBT
KR Südkorea
  • 67 - Lebensmitteltechnologie
2017-01-10
2016-11-16
Food

Proposed Revision of the "Labelling Standards for Foods" (52 pages, in Korean)

The main proposed amendments of the "Labelling Standards for Foods" is as the following:

·   Definition of honey from sugar-fed bees should be labelled with over 12 pt font size on the principal display panel.

·   Provision of labelling both cautions and contents of flaxseed-used products has been established.

·   Labelling standard of enzyme contents of enzyme food has been established.

·   Labelling target of both a name defined in the Food Additives Code and contents of food additives has been changed from chemical synthetics to complex ingredient.

·   A provision has been established not only to observe the Food Labelling Standards but to observe other regulations of ingredient labelling method.

·   Labelling of "for adults only" is needed if the food except liquor is labelled as "Non-alcoholic", "alcohol free" or "no alcohol added". And "less than 1% of ethanol is added" should also be labelled if the food is labelled as non-alcoholic.