1. Purposes of the Health Functional Food Code
1) This Code establishes the standards and specifications for manufacturing, processing, production, import, distribution, storage, etc., of health functional food for sale.
2) This Code promotes the distribution of standardized health functional food and assures the consumer’s safety through providing the standards and specifications for functional ingredients and final product for health functional food.
3) This Code also intends to establish a transparent and scientific regulatory system of health functional food through providing regulatory guidelines to the authorized officers.
