Key Function of Food Labeling

Provides basic information of product *Product name

-Type of food product

• Identity and principle place of business
• Manufactured date, expiration date or quality retention date
• Name and amount of food ingredients
• Country of origin (Please refer to MAFRA, MOTIE, and Korea - Customs Service website for details on labeling method) Net contents (weight, volume, etc.)

-Provides consumers with information on safety, nutrition, and

• health *Storage and handling instructions
• Warnings for consumer safety
• Nutrition Information (calorie, carbohydrate, sugar, fat, sodium, etc.)
• For special dietary foods, labeling that can indicate such information
• Method for food sales, promotion and advertisement *Low fat, low cholesterol
• Rich in dietary fiber, etc.