Regulations on Functional Claims or Advertisements of Foods That Are Not Considered Unfair

This regulation permits the general food to label with the "function claims", which was only subject to "health functional food (dietary supplement)" before. It specifies the scope of general food subject to function claims, the scope of function, requirements of the food products, labeling, and advertising methods, etc. (Check here to find out the detailed interpretation of the regulation)

Law Hierarchy

• Main Act: Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods

• Enforcement decree: Enforcement Decree of Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods

• Enforcement rule: Enforcement Rule of Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods

• Subordinate regulations: Health Functional Food Labeling Standard; Food Labeling Standard; Regulation of False Labeling or Advertising Contents of Food;Regulation of Exceptions of Prohibited Labels and Advertisements of Food Functions; Regulation of Substantiating the Claims of Labeling or Advertising; Standards for Sodium Content Comparison Label