Japan partially revised the "Specifications and Standards for Food, Additives, etc." (Specifications and Standards for Soft Drinks)
On January 21, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan issued Notice No. 11 of Raw Food Fat 0121, partially amending the "Specifications and Standards for Food, Additives, etc." (the manufacturing standards for refreshing beverages). The main contents of the amendments are:

For other soft drinks, when adding lactic acid bacteria, yeast, fermented milk or lactic acid bacteria beverages after sterilization or sterilization, the mixing process must be managed by appropriate methods that are not contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms.

This amendment will be implemented from the date of the announcement.  

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