ZennCell Receives Approval for 'General Food Functional Labeling' Ingredients for Eye Health and Female Premenstrual Syndrome

Genensel announced on the 15th that its self-developed eye health ingredient and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) improvement ingredient have received approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for use as 'functional ingredients in general foods.'

These two ingredients are the eye health ingredient for aging, ‘CA-HE50,’ and the PMS improvement ingredient, ‘Premensia.’ Previously, they had obtained approval as ‘individually recognized functional health food ingredients’ from the MFDS after completing preclinical and human application trials in 2021 and last May, respectively. With this new approval for functional ingredient labeling in general foods, these ingredients can now be incorporated into general foods and their functionalities can be displayed and advertised during sales.

A Genensel representative stated, “Until now, most commercially available functional ingredients for general foods have been notified-type ingredients such as red ginseng, dietary fiber, and probiotics,” adding, “There are only 10 ingredients in total that have been self-developed and individually approved.” They also noted that while existing ingredients mostly have functionalities like immune enhancement, cholesterol improvement, antioxidant effects, and blood pressure regulation, the ingredients approved this time by Genensel are the first for eye health related to aging and PMS improvement. Genensel has begun developing various general food products using these two newly approved functional ingredients in partnership with domestic food companies.

The functional labeling system for general foods was established through an MFDS notification in December 2020. It allows foods manufactured using ingredients or components with scientific evidence of health benefits to display and advertise their functionalities. Currently, the food industry is developing a wide range of products using these ingredients, including beverages, snacks, bread, ice cream, chocolate, noodles such as ramen, tofu, processed meat products, dairy products, seasoning foods, and ready-to-eat meals.

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