• Japan
• Revise
• Food
• Food
• Additives
• Specification
• Standards

On July 26, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued Proposal No. 495230101 to amend the specification standard for food and food additives.

• Japan
• Approve
• Food
• Labels
• Special
• Uses

On July 14, 2023, the Japanese Consumer Agency announced that it has allowed the labeling of special purpose foods in accordance with the provisions of Article 43, paragraph 1, of the Health Promotion Law.

• Japan
• Food
• Labels
• FSMP

On June 23, 2023, the Japan Consumer Agency announced that it has allowed the labeling of foods for specific health purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article 43, Paragraph 1 of the Health Promotion Law Specified health foods (including conditi

• Japan
• Compile
• Existing
• Food
• Additives
• List

On June 20, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued the No. 2 notice of 2023 to investigate the sales of existing additives in order to compile a list of additives to be canceled.

• Japan
• Scallops
• SeaCucumbers
• Market
• China

According to news from SeafoodMedia on June 23, the Japanese aquatic industry hopes to maintain the production capacity of high-end seafood products that Chinese consumers love. Hokkaido, Japan is the main production and export area for high-end products

• Japan
• Formulate
• Food
• Additive
• Testing
• Method
• Standards

On May 29, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued Announcement No. 0529 No. 2 of Raw Food Development, formulating six standards for the detection methods of food additives in food.

• Japan
• MHLW
• Revise
• Food
• Food
• Additive
• Specification
• Standard

On April 26, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued Announcement No. 0426 of Raw Foods to revise the specifications and standards of food and food additives.

• Japan
• CAA
• Revise
• Publish
• Food
• Allergy
• Labeling
• Manual
• Processed
• Food

On April 3, 2023, the Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan (CAA) revised and published the“Food Allergy Labeling Manual for Processed Foods".

• Japan
• MHLW
• Revise
• Formulate
• Standards
• Food
• Testing
• Methods

March 29, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued the raw food issue 0329 No. 2 announcement, revision and formulation of a number of food testing method standards.

• Japan
• Revise
• Food
• Labeling
• Standards
• Walnut
• DHA
• EPA
• Transgenic

March 9, 2023, the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency website published the 15th cabinet order to revise food labeling standards.