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With the shift in health paradiams, there has been an increasing demand for health functional foods, accompanied by a steady rise in the number of applications for functional ingredient approval. This presentation aims to analyze recent cases of functional ingredient application reviews, highlight frequently encountered requests for supplementary information, and provide specific guidance on the significance of these requests and the required submitted materials. Through this, we intend to assist industry practitioners in effectively preparing supplementary documents for approval applications. Additionally, we will introduce improvements to the functional ingredient approval precedure system to enhance the efficiency of the application process.

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- 2017- present : Nutrition and Functional Food Research Division​​

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With the continued growth of the health functional food industry, applications and approvals for functional ingredients have steadily increased. To enhance developers’ understanding of evaluation procedures, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has been actively revising and developing functional evaluation guidelines in alignment with current scientific and technological standards. This presentation introduces recent trends in the recognition of functional ingredients and highlights major revisions to evaluation guidelines. The aim is to provide practical insights for both developers and regulatory professionals in the field.

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- 2023- present : Nutrition and Functional Food Research Division

- 2018-2021 : Deputy Director Food Standard Division​ 

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Recent Revisions to Health Functional Food Standards and Specifications and Future Directions

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​ - (present) Food Standard Division, MFDS

- (Previously) General Audit and Policy Division, MFDS

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An overview of the major regulatory systems and management frameworks for health functional foods, along with recent policy directions.

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- M.S. in Food and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University

- MFDS, Health Functional Food Policy Division, Policy tasks​