On March 10, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan issued a draft for some amendments to the Implementation Rules of the Food Sanitation Law, and plans to add food types that do not require a sealed package food manufacturing license.

Among the food categories that do not need to obtain a license for the sealed packaged food manufacturing industry, it is proposed to add rice, wheat, coarse grains, beans, flours (cereal flour, soybean flour, potato flour, konjac flour, etc.) dried vegetables, dried mushrooms, dried bread flour, dried seaweeds and other foods with a water activity of less than 0.85.

The deadline for soliciting the above opinions is April 8, 2021.

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