Health Functional Food Code is to stipulate the standards and specifications of manufacture, processing, importation, distribution and storage of health function food products in South Korea. It includes:
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Chapter 2. General Standards and Specifications
Chapter 3. Standards and Specifications for Each Food Category
Chapter 4. Test Method
On July 25, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published a notification to solicit public opinion on the amendments to Health Functional Food Code. Soon after on December 27, 2023, MFDS released the final version of the regulation.
Main amendments include:
1. Modifying the precautions, specifications, and daily intake amounts of nine functional ingredient
2. Introducing a new product type of long-acting product
3. Expanding the manufacturing standards for aloe vera gel, among other things.
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