South Korea updates the designation of the consumer chemical products and standards for labelling and safety

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the designation of the consumer chemical products and standards for labelling and safety on November 16^th, 2022.

The main updates are:

• Addition of new management category for the consumer chemical products & establishment of safety and labelling standards
  • Finishing agent, hardener, hardening accelerator, cleaning polish for sporting goods
• Addition of new use for the existing management category & establishment of safety and labelling standards
  • Filter cleaner, paint remover, gloss coating agent for metal jewelry, special purpose coating agent for leather softening, disinfectant for filter
• Establishment of safety management regulations for containers, packaging and appearance misled as of food
• Improvement of reporting method of product weight, capacity, and number
• Improvement of the labelling method of the consumer chemical products per box
• Establishment of grounds for the voluntary application of child protective packaging labelling for the products that are not subject to child protective packaging
• Establishment of grounds for the voluntary application of allergenic substance labeling for the substances that are not subject to label
• Clarification of excepts for the categories
  • Lubricant, deodorant, disinfectant, etc

The amendment came into effect immediately.