The Food & Pharmaceutical Team of Barun Law LLC consists of lawyers who have abundant experience of dealing with cases of large companies and SMEs engaging in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors. Our lawyers provide comprehensive legal services on various legal issues and help clients resolve disputes arising in the rapidly growing food and pharmaceutical industry such as food, hygiene goods, pharmaceutical goods, bio, cosmetics, sanitary aids, herbal medicine and medical devices.

Our team provides clients with legal services for civil, criminal and administrative litigation and filing for licenses and permits with administrative offices and departments. Barun has a remarkable expertise and track record in dealing with the allegations of false and exaggerated advertisements of food and health supplements, the violations of food standards and specifications, business permits required by health supplement manufacturers and distributors, patent rights to pharmaceutical products, and the testing, trials and examination of cosmetics. Our team also published a book, “Explanation of the Korean Food Hygiene Act,” which was the result of our research efforts made in the food industry in March 2019.

Food and Health Supplements 
- Advisory and representation service in relation to the acquisition of business permits, reporting, registration, the report of manufacturing, and self-quality testing
- Advisory service in relation to the indication and advertising standards of food, verification and the submission of materials
- Advisory service and the submission of opinions in relation to responses to issues arising from hazardous food, and the detection of foreign substances
- Legal assistance for review of safety control against the actions taken by administrative offices such as officers’ access, inspection and collection of materials and goods
- Advice on design, certification and post-management in relation to HACCP and GMP
- Advice on and representation in administrative litigation and criminal trials

Pharmaceutical and Bio
- Advice on permits, declaration and registration of manufacturing, import and sale business of pharmaceutical products, the approval of items and reporting
- Advice on approval for a clinical test plan and safety management after the release of products
- Advice on standards, required indications, and advertising of pharmaceutical products and sanitary aids
- Advice on health insurance and the registration of items subject to health insurance benefits in relation to pharmaceutical goods and medical devices
- Advice on intellectual property rights
- Advice on and representation in administrative litigation and criminal trials

Cosmetics 
- Advice on the registration and report of manufacturing and sale business of cosmetic products and examination of functional cosmetic products
- Advice on testing, inspection, examination and quality and safety management of cosmetic products
- Advice on the indication and advertising of cosmetic products and certification of natural and organic cosmetic products
- Advice on and representation in administrative litigation and criminal trials

• Response to Investigation for Violation of Country of Origin Labeling Law for Chinese Seaweed: A case involving legal response to an investigation for violating the country of origin labeling law for Chinese seaweed.
• Response to Investigation for Violation of Food Labeling and Advertising Act Due to Non-Labeling of Calcium Chloride Treatment: A case involving legal response to an investigation for violating the Food Labeling and Advertising Act due to the omission of labeling for calcium chloride treatment.
• Beverage Manufacturing and Sales Using Ingredients That Do Not Meet Standards for Food or Additives: A case involving the manufacturing and sale of beverages using ingredients that did not meet the standards for food or additives.