Food Science of Animal Resources (한국축산식품학회지)

Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources (한국축산식품학회)
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Investigation of Legal Regulation and Market Circumstances for Functional Dairy Products in Korea and Japan

일본과 한국의 기능성 유제품의 규격기준 및 시장현황에 관한 연구

  • Bak, Da-Jeong (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Dan-Won (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Min (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University) ;
  • Shin, Jin-Ho (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Youn (Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jeon, Sang-Rok (Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University) ;
  • Song, Tae-Suk (Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yoon, Sung-Sik (Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Man (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University)
  • 박다정 (건국대학교 축산식품생물공학과) ;
  • 이단원 (건국대학교 축산식품생물공학과) ;
  • 박정민 (건국대학교 축산식품생물공학과) ;
  • 신진호 (건국대학교 축산식품생물공학과) ;
  • 김지연 (연세대학교 생명과학기술학부) ;
  • 전상록 (연세대학교 생명과학기술학부) ;
  • 송태석 (연세대학교 생명과학기술학부) ;
  • 윤성식 (연세대학교 생명과학기술학부) ;
  • 김진만 (건국대학교 축산식품생물공학과)
  • Published : 2009.08.31
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Abstract

Changing health awareness has had an important effect on the functional food industry and is creating greater market opportunities. Unfortunately, there is no statement on functional dairy products in the Processing of Livestock Products Act. As a result, there is confusion in the market and legal difficulties with regard to the advertising of functional dairy products. This study was carried out to improve the current standardization of functional dairy products by comparing the domestic Health/Functional Food Act with the Japanese Health Promotion Law, and by investigating scientific data and articles from various literature and the Internet. In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) officially presented the Food with Health Claims (FHC) system that consists of Food with Nutrient Function Claims (FNFC), and innovated Food for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU). In 2005, the FOSHU system was changed to include several new subsystems: Current, Standardized, Reduction of disease risk, and Qualified FOSHU. Finally, to manufacture FOSHU, scientific evidence pertaining to such products must be examined by MHLW. Since FNFC was allowed, only 12 vitamins, ${\beta}-carotene$, and five minerals were approved, though without scientific evidence of efficacy. The Korean Health/Functional Food Act requires that health/functional foods (HFFs) be marketed in measured doses. There are two types of HFFs: generic and product-specific. There are 67 ingredients listed in the act for generic HFFs, and if an HFF has a new active ingredient, it is considered a product-specific HFF. Product-specific HFFs must be approved by the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). With the present standards, it is impossible to label and advertise functional dairy products with health/functional claims. Government agencies must cooperate to solve this problem, and standardization should be carried out by considering existing health/functional products and claims/indications from other countries.

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