##  [South Korea Proposes Mandatory Disclaimer for Capsule and Tablet Foods and Revises Free-Range Egg Labelling Requirements](/index%2ephp/consumer-industry-news/south-korea-proposes-mandatory-disclaimer-for-capsule-and-tablet-foods-and-revises-free-range-egg-labelling-requirements) 

June 22, 2026

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has issued Notice No. 2026-296 proposing amendments to the food labelling standards to enhance consumer protection and transparency. The draft introduces a mandatory disclaimer for general foods manufactured in capsule, tablet, or similar dosage forms, requiring the statement “This product is not a medicine or health functional food” to prevent consumers from confusing such products with pharmaceuticals or health supplements. In addition, the proposal revises free-range egg labelling requirements by allowing producers to continue using the free-range rearing environment label during government-imposed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) quarantine periods, provided that egg packaging also includes a statement informing consumers that the eggs were laid by non-free-range chickens during the quarantine period. These amendments aim to improve consumer awareness, maintain transparency during disease-control measures, and may require affected food companies to update their product labels and packaging if the changes are finalized.



Source

[https://www.mfds.go.kr/brd/m\_209/view.do?seq=44257&srchFr=&srchTo=&srchWord=&sr…](https://www.mfds.go.kr/brd/m_209/view.do?seq=44257&srchFr=&srchTo=&srchWord=&srchTp=&itm_seq_1=0&itm_seq_2=0&multi_itm_seq=0&company_cd=&company_nm=&page=1)

 

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South Korea, Notice No. 2026-296, Labelling of Foods, Mandatory disclaimer labelling, Capsule, Tablet Foods.