J Korean Diabetes.  2017 Dec;18(4):205-213. 10.4093/jkd.2017.18.4.205.

The Law for Health Functional Foods, It is Time to Repeal

• Myung SK

• KMID: 2411419
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2017.18.4.205

Abstract

According to a 2017 report from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (MFDS), the production quantity of health functional foods has increased by 29.9% from 1.133 trillion won in 2015 to 1.472 trillion won in 2016. Also, many people believe that such foods are beneficial for our health, and industries are advertising them and promoting sales under approval from the MFDS. However, the health functional foods system in Korea has important problems and flaws in terms of the definition and functional grading of health functional foods. Further, when thoroughly reviewed based on the recent literature, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of health functional foods. Therefore, it is time to repeal the Law for Health Functional Foods.

Keyword

Evidence-based medicine; Functional food; Meta-analysis

MeSH Terms

Commerce
Evidence-Based Medicine
Functional Food*
Jurisprudence*
Korea

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