On 26 May 2026, South Korea promulgated Amendment No. 21709 to the Korean Cosmetics Act, signaling a major regulatory shift in how cosmetics advertising will be assessed in the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The amendment will enter into force on 27 November 2026. The amendment reflects growing concerns among regulators regarding the rapid proliferation of AI-generated promotional content, including synthetic influencers, deepfake endorsements, fabricated tes

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has published a partial amendment to the Korean Food Code (FC) (No. 2026-40) on May 19, 2026, introducing significant revisions aimed at strengthening public health protection, improving regulatory consistency, and reducing import and export trade friction associated with microbiological compliance verification. The amendment seeks to reinforce the scientific basis of food safety management by: introducing statistical concept

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 20 May 2026 (under Cabinet office Notification No. 71 of 2026 ) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isocycloseram, Oxolinic acid, Broflanilide, Quizalofop-ethyl, Quizalofop-tefuryl, Pyflubumide, Phenmedipham and Benzyladenine based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Main

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 19 February 2026 (under Cabinet Office Notification No. 7 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isotianil, Clofentezine, Validamycin and Broflanilide based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Additionaly, Acetylcysteine (feed additive) has been added to the list of

South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has launched a public consultation on 8 January proposing a partial amendment ( No.2026-009 ) to the " Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers, and Packaging (UCP) " The draft proposes to expand the scope of physical synthetic resin recycled raw materials* used in the manufacture of utensils, containers, and packaging (UCP) to include polypropylene (PP) in addition to polyethylene terephthalate (PET). In ord

South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has launched a public consultation ( (Public Notice No. 2026-012 , January 12, 2026) to partially amendment its, " Regulations on Cosmetic Safety Standards, etc. " The draft amendment proposes to harmonise the list of raw materials to eliminate any confusion regarding ingredients that cannot be used in cosmetics (Appendix 1) and ingredients that require restrictions on use (Appendix 2), among ingredients which can only be

Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has launched a public consultation on the draft amendment of the Public Consultation on the Cabinet Office Ordinance (Draft) Amending the Cabinet Office Ordinance that specifies the Food Labelling Standards and Allergens, Expiration Dates, Whether or Not Food Requires Heating for Safe Consumption, and Other Matters That Have a Significant Impact on Food Safety, as Stipulated in Article 6, Paragraph 8 of the Food Labelling Act on 26 Dece

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 16 December 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 683 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. ( Act No. 370 of 1959 ) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Esprocarb, Ethaboxam, Trifloxystrobin, Picarbutrazox, Polyoxorim-zinc and Mandipropamid based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act ( Act No. 233 of 1947 ) . Main revisions: 1) Maximum Residue Limit

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 7 October 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 583 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 18 September 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 526 of 2025) a partial amendment of...