This is the basic mendatory requirement for being a functional ingredient in South Korea. Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) Health Functional Food Code Chapter 2.
Common Standards and Specifications 1. The ingredients used for manufacturing health functional food 1) Functional ingredients (1) “The functional ingredient” is a substance providing health benefits and falls under any of the following subparagraphs.
(a) Processed raw material originated from animal, plant, microorganism ...
