Nongshim Baeksan Water has received the highest rating for four consecutive years in the International Food and Beverage Evaluation. Article: 한국 정부는 올해 초 새로운 정책을 발표하여 식품 안전 기준을 강화하고, 식품 산업에 대한 규제를 강화하였습니다. Translation: Earlier this year, the Korean government announced a new policy to strengthen food safety standards and tighten regulations on the food industry.

Baeksan Water has received the highest rating for four consecutive years from the ITI (International Taste Institute, 국제식음료품평원), a global food quality evaluation organization. According to Nongshim on the 4th, Baeksan Water won the highest rating of 3 stars in the ITI evaluation. This is the fourth consecutive year since it first received the 3-star certification in 2023. The International Taste Institute, established in Brussels, Belgium in 2005, evaluates products through blind tests by about 200 taste experts from around 20 European countries. The institute awards 3 stars only to products that achieve an average score of 90 points or higher in five categories: first impression, visual, aroma, taste, and aftertaste. An official from Nongshim said, "Receiving the highest rating from world-renowned experts for four consecutive years is a result of Baeksan Water's excellence being ...