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Japan to revise six MAFF food standards

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

Sep 14, 2022

Japan revised several food standards

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

Sep 13, 2022

Japan issues standards for organic processed food

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

Sep 07, 2022

Japan revises Labeling Permit for Specific Health Food

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

Sep 02, 2022

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

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

Sep 02, 2022

Japan revises Food Labeling Standards (updated 0830)

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

Aug 31, 2022

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

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

Aug 29, 2022

Japan to revise health food labeling rules

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

Aug 16, 2022

Japan issued an inspection notice on food filled with hard capsules for health food

On August 9, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan issued a notice saying that hard capsules made from liquid paraffin or titanium dioxide as release agent component are no longer permitted. From this day on, when hard capsules filling food(m

Aug 11, 2022

Japan revises Specification Benchmarks for Food, Additives, Etc. (updated on August 10, 2022)

On August 10, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan issued the announcement 0810 No. 1, saying that the standards for the residue limits of Spinosad, Sulfoxaflor, pyraflufen, Thiophene tartrate, morantel, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, Polyoxin D

Aug 11, 2022
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