'Gudu-yak Chocolate' Fun-sumer Product Sales Restricted... Passed in National Assembly Plenary Session
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Regulatory bills on so-called Funsumer products, such as 'shoe polish chocolate,' passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 24th.
Concerns have been raised about safety accidents where children or dementia patients mistakenly consume Funsumer products thinking they are food. The Cosmetics Act amendment processed on this day restricts the sale of cosmetics that can be mistaken for food.
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Additionally, the amendment to the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods prohibits labeling or advertising that can be mistaken for food when the product is not food. Considering the high risk of safety accidents for both amendments, the supplementary provisions stipulate that they will be enforced one month after promulgation.
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