Korea Amended Health/Functional Foods Act and Will Re-evaluate Functional Ingredients

On February 28th, Republic of Korea Food and Drug Administration KFDA announced the revision of Health/Functional Foods Act in the following areas:

- Deleted recommended articles and base production on “Excellent Health/Functional Food Production Standard”;

- Clearly defined the basis for the available substances in enteric capsules, granules and tablets;

- Added provisions on lead and cadmium among standards on heavy metal content in functional ingredients;

- Set acidic value and peroxide specifications for EPA and DHA Fatty Acids;

- Modified the raw material name of lutein;

- Added and revised testing methods.

Previously on February 27th, KFDA announced the re-evaluation of 16 functional ingredients used in health foods such as xylitol and glucosamine. The results of the assessment will be released on December 18th.To know more about the way Republic of Korea regulates health/functional food, have a look at our Foodpedia article on the subject.