South Korea: New draft regulation on the labelling of chemical products

 

South Korea has published a Draft Enactment of the ME Public notice on Labeling and Advertising of Consumer Chemical Product (ME Public Notice No. 2022-248 of 29 April 2022).

The draft imposes tighter requirements on labelling and advertising of chemical consumer products.

Phrases restricted for Labelling and Advertising of Consumer Chemical Products are, as follows:

1) Phrases that could be misunderstood as non-toxic

2) Phrases that may be misunderstood as having no negative impact on the environment or nature, etc.

3) Phrases that may lead to excessive use of the product or induce incorrect use of the product by misleading that there is no harm to the product

4) Phrases that may be misleading as having no negative effects on humans or animals

Proposed date of entry into force is August 2023.

The text of the draft is available HERE.

To find out more about the chemical compliance in South Korea, do not hesitate to contact the Product Compliance Institute.