On December 7, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea issued Announcement No. 2020-543, intending to amend part of the "Health Functional Food Code". The main amendments are as follows:

1. In the past, individual certified raw materials could not be mixed with fructose, starch, glucose and other raw materials to produce product ingredients. After modification, individual certified raw materials can be used to produce product ingredients.

2. Add calcium stearate, calcium ascorbate and magnesium stearate as raw materials for calcium and magnesium in health functional foods.

3. Change the required amount of essential amino acids to international standard values, add calculation examples for amino acid scores, and update related terms.

4. Increase the standards for individual certified raw materials (certified grease containing EPA and DHA).

5. Modify the general test method.

The deadline for soliciting opinions above is until February 8, 2021.

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