SPECIAL ACT ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN'S DIETARY LIFESTYLE

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to promoting children's health by prescribing matters necessary for supplying safe and nutritionally balanced foods in order to help children to acquire healthy dietary habits.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 25, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 30, 2013; Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 13, 2018>

1. The term "child" means students of schools prescribed in subparagraph 3 or children prescribed in the Child Welfare Act;

2. The term "children's favorite foods" means foods that children prefer or eat frequently among foods prescribed in the Food Sanitation Act or the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, which are prescribed by Presidential Decree;

3. The term "school" means elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and special schools defined in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;

4. The term "children's dietary lifestyle safety index" means a numerical value (hereinafter referred to as "dietary lifestyle safety index") obtained by evaluating the progress towards implementing a policy on food safety and nutrition management for children and improving the environment for manufacturing, selling, or supplying children's favorite foods, group meals, etc.;

5. The term "high-calorie, low-nutrient foods" means children's favorite foods likely to cause obesity or nutritional imbalance, which are higher in calories and lower in nutritional value than standard food determined by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety;

6. The term "high-caffeine foods" means foods that are labeled as foods containing high levels of caffeine in accordance with the standards for labeling, as prescribed in Article 4 of the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods.

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and Other Entities) #

(1) The State has the responsibility to formulate and implement a policy to improve the safety and nutritional value of foods supplied to children so that they can grow up healthy.

SPECIAL ACT ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN'S DIETARY LIFESTYLE

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and Other Entities) #

Article 4(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 5(Designation of Children's Food Safety Protection Zones) #

Article 6(Management of Business Establishments Engaged in Preparation and Sale of Children’s Favorite Foods) #

Article 7(Designation of Exemplary Business Establishments) #

Article 8(Prohibition of Sale of High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Foods) #

Article 9(Prohibition of Sale of Foods Detrimental to Children's Emotional Health) #

Article 10(Restriction on or Prohibition of Advertising) #

Article 11(Nutrition Labeling) #

Article 11-2(Food Allergen Labeling) #

Article 12(Nutrition Labeling with Color and Shape) #

Article 12-2(Labeling on High-Caffeine Foods with Color) #

Article 13(Education of Children on Food Safety and Nutrition, and Publicity thereof) #

Article 14(Standards for Quality Certification and Labeling) #

Article 15(Application for Quality Certification and Examination thereof) #

Article 16(Period of Validity of Quality Certification) #

Article 17(Prohibition of Misconduct) #

Article 18(Cancellation of Quality Certification and Order to Change Marks) #

Article 19 #

Article 20 #

Article 21(Establishment and Operation of Center for Children’s Foodservice Management) #

Article 21-2(Registration of Meal Places) #

Article 21-3(Supervision and Guidance to Center for Children’s Foodservice Management) #

Article 21-4(Supervision and Guidance to Center for Children’s Foodservice Management) #

Article 22(Special Cases concerning Employment of Dietitians) #

Article 23(Calculation of Dietary Lifestyle Safety Index) #

Article 24(Evaluation of Level of Safety of Dietary Lifestyle and Nutritional Levels of Diets in Si/Gun/Gu) #

Article 25(Committee on Safety Management of Children's Dietary Lifestyle) #

Article 26(Establishment of Comprehensive Plans for Safety Management of Children's Dietary Life) #

Article 26-2(Fact-Finding Survey) #

Article 27(Corrective Orders) #

Article 28(Hearings) #

Article 29(Administrative Fines) #