KREI Held Policy Forum for Providing Consumer-Oriented Agri-Food Labeling Information

In a policy forum jointly held by the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Dec. 14, the need for consumer-oriented agri-food labeling policies and for organic cooperation among relevant ministries was raised. 

The event consisted of the following presentations: “The Current Status of Agri-Food Labeling Information and Consumers’ Use” by Dr. Kim Sanghyo at KREI; “Development Direction of Food History Information” by Wonkwang University professor Choi Junho; “Consumers’ Food Choices and the Direction for Food Labeling Policy” by principal researcher Yeon Miyeong at the Korea Health Industry Development Institute; and “Plans to Improve Origin Labeling Methods” by Dankook University professor Yang Seongbeom. The presentations were followed by discussion.

The forum is significant in that directors of policy research of the central ministry in charge of agri-food labeling related business and experts in each field discussed the medium- and long-term development direction for providing consumer-oriented agri-food labeling information from various perspectives. Also, the participants proactively presented potential problems and areas to be improved, and discussed policy alternatives.