“The global functional food market has been growing by nearly 10 percent over the past few years as more people seek to eat products boosting their health – Lee said -The market has reached $400 billion worldwide. But Korea accounts for only 1 percent. We have a long way to go.” Foodpolis will place top priority on developing 20 “star” products by 2020 in a bid to help companies introduce new food items, according to the ministry. It plans to use advanced biotechnologies to produce highly-functional food items and commercialize Korea’s traditional food. READ MORE at The Korea Times
20 April 2015Original Author: Lee Hyo-sik