South Korea will promote the use of QR codes to mark some food information

Published 2024년 12월 14일

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The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Administration is encouraging food companies to use QR codes on their products to provide food safety information. Currently, 101 products from 15 companies are using this practice. The ministry plans to extend this to imported foods in 2025 and all foods in South Korea by 2026. The QR code will provide nutritional information, cooking methods, and other details, making it easier for consumers to understand the food they are consuming. The ministry believes this will improve consumer safety, enhance product selection, and reduce the environmental impact by reducing the need to change packaging materials.

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On November 26, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Administration announced that: Currently, 101 products produced by 15 food companies in South Korea use QR codes to indicate food safety information, including Nongshim, Daesang, Lotte, Maeil Dairy, Shinsegae, CJ, Btumbler, Orion and other food companies, and their products include instant noodles, dumplings, snacks, beverages, etc. At the same time, South Korea plans to expand the range of products using QR codes to indicate food information to imported foods in 2025, and to expand the range of products to all foods such as agricultural products, livestock products, and aquatic products in South Korea in 2026. In recent years, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Administration has vigorously promoted the use of QR codes to indicate food information. Previously, although consumers confirmed product information such as raw materials and shelf life (consumption period) through label information printed on packaging paper, ...

Source: Foodmate