Napa Cabbage Kimchi Packaged and Restaurant Label Rules
This content applies specifically to South Korea. A made-in-Korea description does not mean every kimchi ingredient comes from Korea. If you are choosing a package or reading a restaurant menu, check ingredient origins separately from the manufacturing location. Packaged kimchi made in Korea and napa cabbage kimchi served in restaurants follow different labeling rules. Which ingredient origins to check For kimchi products made in Korea with chili powder, check the origins of the top 2 ingredients excluding chili powder and salt, plus chili powder and salt separately. Without chili powder, check the top 2 ingredients excluding salt, plus salt. The top 2 means both the first and second ingredients after the required exclusions. At restaurants, napa cabbage and chili powder require origin labels. These distinctions help you focus on the relevant information while shopping or ordering a meal. A woman looks at a cabbage and chili origin board as a server sets down kimchi in a restaura...