The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety said on the 29th that a review of empirical data, including human application tests, for 28 hangover relief products sold on the market confirmed hangover relief effects in 25 items.
This is the result of verifying the objectivity and validity of the empirical data for four items that submitted supplementary materials due to insufficient data in the verification conducted in the first half of the year, and 24 items that were newly produced or scheduled for production as of June.
Earlier, the Ministery of Food and Drug Safety reviewed 89 hangover relief items in June and confirmed hangover relief effects in 80 items (89.9%).
At that time, the Ministery of Food and Drug Safety requested supplementary empirical data for nine items, including Grammy's "Yeomyung 808," "Yeomyung 1004 Angel's Happiness," and Kwangdong Pharmaceutical's "Kwangdong Namnam Rich Oriental Raisin Tea." Of the four items that later submitted materials, three items—"Yeomyung 808," "Yeomyung 1004 Angel's Happiness," and "Kwangdong Namnam Rich Oriental Raisin Tea"—were recognized for hangover relief effects after the objectivity and validity of the empirical data were confirmed.
Meanwhile, five items that did not submit supplementary empirical data—Cho-a Pharm Co.'s "Choa Milk Thistle Gold," MILAE BIORESOURCES' "Judang Ganpyeon (酒當簡便)," Velvet Care's "Alcohol-Clearing Peanut," KGE's "Sukchien," and Hanpoong Pharmaceutical's "Hanpoong Sukchien Plus"—were ordered in September to stop labeling and advertising hangover relief.
Products newly confirmed for empirical validity this time included LOTTE Chilsung Beverage's "Kkaesuggang," HK inno.N's "Condition Zero Sparkling" and "Condition Pill," and Yuhan Corp.'s "Tomorrow N Sparkling."
Three items that were subject to supplementary empirical data in the first half—Physical Nutri's "Jusangmu," KS Honey's "Judang Secret (beverage)" and "Judang Secret (pill)"—were judged not to have empirical data with objectivity and validity, and labeling and advertising hangover relief will be banned starting next year.
Since January this year, the Ministery of Food and Drug Safety has implemented a system that allows labeling and advertising hangover relief only when scientific data such as human application tests are in place. The Ministery of Food and Drug Safety said, "We will continue to strengthen verification of functional labeling and advertising and monitoring of unfair advertising to protect consumers from indiscriminate functional labeling and advertising of foods and to establish proper distribution order."
Of the 177 hangover relief products originally sold, 88 did not even take the test. Counting the six that did not submit additional materials or failed verification, 94 products will disappear from the market.