South Korea Overhauls Food Additive Classification System

On November 26, 2025, South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety promulgated a full revision to the Food Additive Code (hereafter the Code), marking a comprehensive restructuring of the food additive regulatory framework. The overhaul reorganizes the classification system, relaxes usage standards for certain nutrient fortifiers and modified hop extract, updates enzyme specifications, and converts units into internationally recognized formats to align with global practice.