Introduction

This article deals with the main food regulatory updates in the Republic of Korea in year 2017 and it is divided in three parts and a brief conclusion. The first part is about main food laws revised in 2017; the second one is about food labeling and the third one covers import-export provisions.

The main revisions in 2017 include the introduction of sodium content comparison system, heightened nitrogen residue requirements and increased supervision on imported foods.

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