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Imported Food Confiscated at Customs Used as Animal Feed

Imported Food Confiscated at Customs Used as Animal Feed

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Imported animal-origin foods, subject to import restrictions and often confiscated by customs, can now serve as livestock feed instead of being confiscated or sent back. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Monday made an advance notice of legislative plan regarding the partial revision of the enforcement regulations [...]

Subscription Services for Food Gain Popularity in S. Korea

Subscription Services for Food Gain Popularity in S. Korea

SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Subscription services that allow users to regularly receive food and alcohol deliveries are gaining popularity. When it comes to agricultural produce, subscription services offer a variety of items, including seasonal fruits, snacks and “makgeolli,” a traditional Korean grain-based alcoholic drink. Nonghyup Economic Holding Co. reported that, within just one [...]

Food Companies Release Eco-friendly Food Made with Byproducts

Food Companies Release Eco-friendly Food Made with Byproducts

SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean food industry is following the eco-friendly trend by introducing a variety of products made from recycled food byproducts. CJ Cheiljedang Corp. has introduced a snack made with cracked rice and pureed soybean. Since its release in April last year, it was only available at pop-up stores [...]

BGF Retail to Use Near-expired Food Items as Feed for Mealworms

BGF Retail to Use Near-expired Food Items as Feed for Mealworms

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — BGF Retail Co., the operator of CU convenience stores, said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with domestic start-up KEIL to convert near-expired food items into feed for mealworms. Under terms of the MOU, BGF Retail will provide the near-expired food items waiting for disposal at [...]

Low-calorie, Alcohol-free Food and Beverages Gain Popularity

Low-calorie, Alcohol-free Food and Beverages Gain Popularity

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “low food” that does not contain any additives is gaining popularity as Koreans are increasingly looking after their health in the summer season. WeMakePrice, a major online shopping mall, reported a sales increase of low-calorie carbonated drinks (396 percent), barley coffee (589 percent), kombucha tea (221 percent) and [...]

Gov’t to Release Nutritional Information Data to the Public

Gov’t to Release Nutritional Information Data to the Public

SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Government data on food nutritional information such as carbohydrates and fat will be open to the public. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it had set up an integrated database of food nutrition information by standardizing the data dispersed throughout ministries and agencies, with the database [...]

Lower Income Households Spend Half of Disposable Income on Food

Lower Income Households Spend Half of Disposable Income on Food

SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Households in the lower income tier are spending a significant share of their income on food, including groceries and dining out, data showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Economy and Finance and Statistics Korea said that 42.2 percent of the average disposable income (847,039 won) earned by households in the [...]