What rules apply to your kind of product?

Sweet and baked goods.

• Chewing gum

  Chewing gum and bubble gum (KR 추잉껌: nutrition information and energy per content excluded; JP チューインガム: storage method and date mark may be omitted).

• Chocolate and cocoa products

  Chocolate, cocoa products and chocolate spreads (EU Dir. 2000/36, EU 2023/915 cadmium and ochratoxin A in cocoa, US standard of identity 21 CFR 163).

• Bakery products

  Bread, cakes, biscuits, cookies, pastries and crackers sold prepacked (EU category 07; contaminant limits for acrylamide benchmark and mycotoxins in cereals).

• Breakfast cereals and bars

  Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, muesli, granola and cereal bars.

Snack foods and preserved plant produce.

• Savoury snacks

  Crisps, extruded snacks, popcorn, pretzels, seaweed snacks (acrylamide, salt reduction notices).

• Nuts and seeds

  Shelled or in-shell nuts, peanuts, sesame and other seeds, nut mixes (aflatoxin limits, allergen declaration of tree nuts, peanuts and sesame).

• Dried fruit and vegetables

  Raisins, dried figs, apricots, dried mango, vegetable chips (sulphite declaration above 10 mg/kg, aflatoxin and ochratoxin A limits).

• Preserved fruit, vegetables and jams

  Jams, marmalades, pickles, olives and fruit in jars or cans (EU category 04.2; patulin and heavy-metal limits).

Grain, noodle, canned and ready-meal products.

• Noodles and pasta

  Dry or fresh pasta, instant noodles, rice noodles (KR 면류; JP instant noodle labelling).

• Rice, grains and flour

  Rice, cereals, flours, rice cakes and cooked rice packs (inorganic arsenic in rice, cadmium, mycotoxins in cereals).

• Canned and retorted foods

  Canned and retort-pouch vegetables, fruit, beans and meals (KR 통조림; US 21 CFR 113/114 not covered).

• Soups and broths

  Dry, canned and chilled soups and stock products.

• Frozen and chilled ready meals

  Frozen or chilled prepared meals, dumplings, pizza, sandwiches and salads (date marking by use-by).

Dairy products and plant-based drinks.

• Cheese

  Natural and processed cheese (listeria criteria in EU 2073/2005, not covered here).

• Yoghurt, milk and fermented milk

  Drinking milk, yoghurt, kefir, cream, butter and dairy desserts.

• Plant-based drinks and dairy alternatives

  Soy, oat, almond and rice drinks and yoghurt alternatives (EU 1308/2013 milk-term restrictions; KR 두유).

Ready-to-drink and drink-preparation products (EU 1169/2011 Annex III caffeine wording, sweetener wording and KR high-caffeine labelling attach to this group).

• Soft drinks, energy drinks and waters

  Carbonated and still soft drinks, flavoured waters, energy drinks, sports drinks and bottled water (EU Annex III 'high caffeine content' above 150 mg/l; KR 고카페인 표시; sweetener warnings).

• Fruit and vegetable juices

  Juices, nectars and concentrates (EU Dir. 2001/112; US 21 CFR 101.30 percent juice declaration; patulin).

• Coffee, tea and infusions

  Roasted coffee, instant coffee, tea, herbal infusions and powdered drink mixes (ochratoxin A, acrylamide, pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea and herbal infusions).

Fermented and distilled alcoholic beverages sold prepacked: beer, wine, rice wine, spirits and liqueurs (KR 식품등의 표시기준 Ⅲ. 1. 거 주류; JP 食品表示基準 酒類; EU 1169/2011 Art. 16(4) and Art. 28 beverages over 1.2 % vol; GB and EU labelling of alcoholic strength).

• Distilled spirits

  Distilled spirits and ethyl alcohol: soju, whisky, brandy, rum, vodka, gin and liqueurs (KR 주정 및 증류주류: no genetically modified DNA or protein remains, allergen and compound-ingredient labelling may be omitted).

Condiments, spices, edible oils and sugar-based spreads.

• Sauces and condiments

  Soy sauce, ketchup, dressings, mayonnaise, gochujang, curry roux, vinegar (3-MCPD and 1,3-DCP in soy sauce, sulphites, allergens).

• Spices, herbs and seasoning

  Whole and ground spices, dried herbs, salt, seasoning blends (aflatoxin, ochratoxin A, lead, Sudan dyes).

• Edible oils and fats

  Vegetable oils, margarine and spreads (3-MCPD and glycidyl esters, trans fat, erucic acid).

• Honey, syrups and sugar

  Honey, maple and glucose syrups, sugar, jam-like sweet spreads (EU Dir. 2001/110 honey; pyrrolizidine alkaloids).

Shelf-stable seafood and fermented vegetables.

• Shelf-stable seafood products

  Canned, dried, smoked and salted fish and seafood, fish sauce, seaweed (histamine, mercury, cadmium, PAH limits; US seafood HACCP 21 CFR 123 not covered).

• Kimchi and fermented vegetables

  Kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled and fermented vegetables, fermented soybean products (KR 김치류, 장류; JP 漬物 labelling).