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Japan issued new requirements for organic agricultural and livestock products exported to Japan

Sep 30, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan issued Circular No. 22, which sets out the requirements for post-process management, label management and management personnel certification of

Japanese surimi imports in July rose 54.3 percent year on year

Sep 21, 2022

Japan imported 18,271 tons of surimi in July, up 54.3% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Finance.In July, Japan imported 4,372 tons of surimi from the United States, up 109.8%year on year. This was the first increase in four months. The sh

Japan to revise six MAFF food standards

Sep 14, 2022

On September 8, 2022, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released six proposals to revise six MAFF foodstandards, specifiedas follows:(1) Proposition 550003554, revised MAFFStandards for Canned and Bottled Livestock Products,refer

Japan revised several food standards

Sep 13, 2022

On September 6, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan issued a standard notice to revise severalfood standards. The main contents include:(1) Formulatedthe MAFF Standards for Vegetarian or Pure VegetarianFoods(standard JAS0025

Japan issues standards for organic processed food

Sep 07, 2022

On September 1, 2022, the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan released Notice No. 18, which formulated the Standard for Organic Processed Food. The main content of the standard includes terms, definitions and classifica

Japan revises Labeling Permit for Specific Health Food

Sep 02, 2022

On August 31, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency issued the announcement No. 343 stating now Permission on the Labeling of Specific Health Food to modify the consumption method, health use, nutrition labeling benchmark values and other content, and the

Japan revises the Rules for the Implementation of the Food Hygiene Law and Standards for Food and Additives, Etc.

Sep 02, 2022

On August 30, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued announcement0830 No. 1 that potassium bicarbonate is now added to the Food hygiene Law implementation rules table 1, In addition, the standards for the residue limits of etoxazole, Tr

Japan revises Food Labeling Standards (updated 0830)

Aug 31, 2022

On August 30, Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency issued the announcement no. 350 , modifying Food Labeling Standards on the lipid and dietary fiber analysis methods and other contents. Besides, as a result of the food hygiene law implementation rules to con

Japan released "Monitoring Guidance Results Based on Imported Food Monitoring Guidance Program" and "Import Food Monitoring Statistics" for fiscal 2021

Aug 29, 2022

On August 26, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan released the Monitoring guidance results based on the Imported Food Monitoring Guidance Program and Import Food Monitoring Statistics for fiscal 2021. The main contents are as follows. (Note

Japan to revise health food labeling rules

Aug 16, 2022

On August 9, 2022, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency issued Proposal 235070040 to revise the labeling regulations on health food. The main contents of the revision include:(1) The scope of products applicable to the regulations is clearly defined as fo