Nutrition Labeling 제도와 영양 교육

Nutrition Labeling Policy and Nutrition Education

With an improvement of the standad of living and the change in eating pattern and food habits of the people, Korea now seems to have reached a stage to give thoughtful consideration to the adoption of nutritiongl labeling system. Nutrition labeling system, currently in use in many advanced countries, seems to have proved that it meets better the consumers's right to know, helps consumers select more nutritious food, improves the nutritional quality of food, and increase nutritional awareness and knowledge. This article reviews the potential merits and limitations of the system, on the basis of economic theory of consumer protection, and suggests some ideals for its successful adoption and implementation in Korea. In partioular, this article stresses the importance of nutrition education both as the precondition and guarantor of the system's effectiveness.