Foodmate News: On July 16, the Consumer Agency of Japan issued No. 52 notification of the Cabinet Office. Partial changes have been made to the "Food Labeling Standards" and Article 6 Item 8 of the "Food Labeling Law", including allergens, expiration date, whether foods need to be heated for safe ingestion, and matters that have an important impact on safety when ingesting other foods.

The notification mainly revised the labeling of food additives. Regarding the use names of food additives (sweeteners, coloring agents, preservatives) and the names of spices, the labeling terms "artificial" and "synthetic" were deleted. The label name of the sweetener is changed from the original sweetener, artificial sweetener or synthetic sweetener to the sweetener, and the label name of the coloring agent is changed from the original coloring agent or synthetic coloring agent to the coloring agent. The label name is changed from the original preservative or synthetic preservative to the preservative, and the label name of the perfume is changed from the original perfume or synthetic perfume to the perfume.

This notice will be implemented on July 16. However, the labeling of food additives can still be applied to the previous regulations before April 30, 2022.

In addition, with the revision of the "Food Labeling Standards" on July 16, the Consumer Agency of the Cabinet Office of the Cabinet Office issued No. 270 Notification and No. 273 Notification on the "about Food Labeling Standards" and " Questions and Answers on Food Labeling Standards". Corresponding amendments have been made. For details of the specific amendments, please refer to the original text of "about Food Labeling Standards" and "Questions and Answers on Food Labeling Standards".

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