Proposed Amendments for "Regulation on the Accreditation of Functional Ingredients and Standards/Specifications for Health/Functional Foods"

Regular notification 2018-07-13
G/SPS/N/KOR/605

Description

The proposed amendments seek to:
1. Simplify and Clarify the dossier for the accreditation of functional ingredients:
- Required to submit only the major manufacturing procedure (extraction, filteration, concentration, etc.);
- Required to submit Intake assessment data and Toxicological data;
2. Improve the evaluation system for accreditation of functional ingredients:
- Submitted dossier will be withdrawn if it is found false or fraudulent and if necessary, a Clinical trial report and final document will be demanded.

Keywords

Food safety; Human health