South Korea - Proposed Revision of the Labeling Standards of Foods, Etc.

South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety proposed Revision of the "Labeling Standards of Foods, Etc.

The proposed amendments are to:

- Enable alcohol producers or importers to label only calorie on their products when they voluntarily provide consumers with nutrition information;

- Establish the standards of labelling "non-addition of sodium" or "unsalted";

- Revise the standards of tolerance range for lower value of nutrition components in foods.