Abstract
Consumer safety policy is an important issue. This study analyzed the conditions of KoreanJapanese consumer safety policies and suggests improvement plans. It examined both countries' consumer safety acts, and compared and analyzed consumer injury information. Safety management and consumer information provisions were strengthened by recent revisions in the law. Korea maintains significant injury information about food, building construction, and cars while Japan maintains injury information about health care services and aesthetic services. The participation of institutes in conducting Korean-Japanese consumer safety policy, and the use of the consumer injury surveillance system need to be used more efficiently. The injury surveillance system needs to be internationally standardized to share information between nations. Korea and Japan should intensify safety management regarding imports, and develop closer cooperative relations with China.
