G/TBT/N/KOR/732  
 
17 October 2017  
(17-5588) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, Chungcheongbuk -
do, 28159, Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: wtokfda@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Revision of the "Labelling Stan dards for Foods" (28 page(s), in Korean)    
6. Description of content: The main proposed amendments of the "Labelling Standards for 
Foods" is as the following:  
 Include pine nut as an allergen required to be stated on label and establish a 
guidance  on food allergen labelling exemption for single -ingredient food.  
 Require to put "handle with care" symbol on the package of food additives which 
may cause food safety accidents.  
 Require to state disclaimer "serving suggestion" if any picture on the packag e does 
not exactly match the food that is in the package.  
 If other parts of ginseng (e.g.: leaf, berry, or etc.) other than ginseng root are 
used, the exact ingredients are required to be stated on label to prevent 
consumer's misunderstanding.  
 Require to p ut a disclaimer "recommends moderate consumption of candy" on 
label of strong acidic candies.  
 Delete labelling exemption conditions for unprocessed food wrapped in transparent 
plastic and establish labelling exemption conditions for unprocessed food by sma ll-
scale farmers.  
 Require to state food additives on the label of reconstituted juices bear 100% juice G/TBT/N/KOR/732  
 
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  declaration.  
 Names and percentages of ingredients are required to be stated on the principal 
display panel if any picture on the package depicts ingredie nts of food or states the 
name of ingredients.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Provide better information to consumers, promotion of public health  
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -363 
(29 September 2017)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, E umseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
 
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