South Korea: ‘Melon stress relieving effect’ recognized in Japan

[Reporter Woo Jeong-soo, Korea Rural Newspaper] Korean melons have been registered for the first time as functional food with the Consumer Agency of Japan. The stress-relieving effect of melons has been officially recognized, and it is expected to help improve awareness of melons in Japan and expand exports in the future. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) recently announced that Korean melons were first recognized for their stress-relieving effects in Japan and were first registered as functional claims food with the Consumer Agency of Japan on the 4th. This is based on the scientific basis that the ‘GABA’ component contained in melon relieves temporary stress caused by work or study, and it will be possible to display the stress relieving function of Korean melon in Japan in the future. According to aT, the number of fresh foods registered as food with functional claims with the Consumer Agency of ...