The water currently distributed on the market is divided into drinking spring water, etc., that is manufactured by physically treating spring water or saline groundwater suitable for drinking and the mixed beverages that are similar to drinking water, etc. but processed to enable to drink by adding food or food additives to drinking water or animal or vegetable raw materials.
Drinking spring water, etc., and mixed beverages look similar but drinking spring water, etc., and mixed beverages are controlled by the Ministry of Environment pursuant to the Drinking Water Management Act and by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety pursuant to the Food Sanitation Act, respectively. It is, therefore, necessary to strictly distinguish between drinking spring water, etc., and mixed beverages with respect to labeling and advertising because they are different products in terms of their manufacturing and distribution standards.
For the above reasons, this amendment aims to provide grounds for restricting labels and advertisements which may make people mistake mixed beverages as drinking spring water, etc., and punish a person who violates such restrictions with imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won (Article 8 (1) 3-2, and Article 29, subparagraph 1 newly inserted).

Restrict labels and advertisements which may make people mistake mixed beverages as drinking spring water, etc. (Article 8 (1) 3-2, and Article 29, subparagraph 1 newly inserted)