G/TBT/N/KOR/1192  
5 January 2024  
(24-0127) 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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr). Also available from:  
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 -1569 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Revision of the "Labeling Standards of Foods, Etc."; (32 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea would like to 
revise the below statement from Foods Labeling Standards.  
The main points of the amendments are as follows:  
1) Clarification of labeling on foods targeting infants or toddlers  
2) Relaxation of pr oduct name labeling standards for mixed cooking oil  
3) Clarification of cases when frozen products are thawed and manufactured/processed 
into refrigerated products  
4) Improvement of calorie labeling standards for alcoholic beverages  
5) Clarification of col or indication target for natural colorants  
6) Expansion of information provision on Sugars contents claims('no sugars' or 'no added 
sugars' and others like them) products  G/TBT/N/KOR/1192  
 
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  7) Establishing tolerance range for essential fatty acid(Linoleic acid, Alpha -linolen ic acid, 
EPA+DHA)  
8) Reflecting 'Standards and Specifications for Foods' and 'Standards and Specifications 
for Food Additives' revisions and editing phrases  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2023 -614(Dec. 28th, 2023)  
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 [ ] 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, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats .go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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