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What is nutritional information?
This refers to the labeling of nutritional information, such as the amounts of nutrients found in foods, food additives (e.g., preservatives, sweeteners), health functional foods (e.g., probiotics, red ginseng), and livestock products.
If you wish to sell products subject to mandatory nutrition labeling, you must display nutritional information wherever the products are sold.
Wadiz also requests supporting documentation for nutritional labeling in accordance with Article 5 (Nutritional Labeling) of the Act on the Labeling and Advertising of Foods, etc.
1) Products Subject to Mandatory Nutrition Labeling
- The specific requirements vary slightly depending on the food category.
| Long-life foods (retort foods) | Tofu and bean jelly products | Foods for Special Medical Purposes | Cereals | Instant Foods |
| Snacks, candies, bread, or rice cakes | Vegetable oils and processed edible oils | Fermented soybean paste | Processed meat products | Dietary supplements |
| Ice cream and frozen desserts | Noodles | Seasonings | Dairy Products | Other foods and livestock products for which the business operator voluntarily provides nutrition labeling |
| Cocoa products or chocolate products | Beverages, including tea, coffee, fruit and vegetable drinks, carbonated beverages, and soy milk | Pickled or braised foods | Egg products | Fermented beverages, ginseng and red ginseng beverages, and other beverages |
| Jams | Special-purpose nutritional foods | Processed agricultural products | Processed Fish Products, including Fish Sausages |
- In addition, starting in 2022, the scope of businesses subject to mandatory nutrition labeling has been expanded as follows, in accordance with amendments to the Act on the Labeling and Advertising of Foods, etc.
- For businesses with annual sales of less than 12 billion won, the requirement for nutritional labeling is deferred until 2024.
| Rice cakes | Curry and Spiced Preparations | Other Processed Agricultural Products (Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Grains, Processed Legumes, Processed Tubers, Other Processed Agricultural Products) | Processed Fish and Meat Products |
| Processed sugar products | Kimchi (limited to kimchi filling and napa cabbage kimchi) | Bacon | Other processed seafood products (excluding products made from 100 percent seafood) |
| Tofu Products | Pickled products (excluding pickled napa cabbage) | Dried and preserved meats | Fermented seafood |
Vegetable-based cream |
Braised products | Seasoned Meat (applies only to seasoned meat and ground meat products) | Dried fruits |
| Teas, including liquid tea | Starch Products | Processed meat extracts | Seasoned seaweed |
| Fermented vinegar | Flour Products | Egg Products (excluding products containing 100 percent egg) | Processed nuts |
| Sauces | Peanuts | Goat milk |
Jellies
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2) Supporting Documentation for Nutritional Information
Please submit supporting documentation for nutritional labeling by selecting one of the two forms below.
- Form 1: Nutrition analysis report issued by a government-designated testing laboratory
- Form 2: Documentation proving use of the Food Safety Korea nutritional information calculation program (e.g., screen captures)