KOR/759
WTO/SPS
KR South Korea
  • 67 - Food technology
2022-10-23
2022-08-25

Health functional food products

Proposed Draft Amendments to the "Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods". Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 28

The proposed amendments seek to:

1.    Revise warning notice for intake in 'Plants containing chlorophyll', 'Spirulina', 'Propolis extracts', 'Edible oil containing gamma-linolenic acid', 'Psyllium husk dietary fiber', 'polydextrose', and 'Red yeast rice';

2.    Revise daily intake amount of 'Spirulina', 'Propolis extracts' and 'Psyllium husk dietary fiber';

3.    Revise specification of lead in 'Spirulina' and 'Propolis extracts';

4.    Delete health claim in 'Spirulina';

5.    Add health claim in 'Garlic';

6.   Add 'Coleus forskohlii extract' to the functional ingredients list.