On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Agency of Japan issued a notice on the declaration of functionally labelled food for employees in the food industry.

The main contents of the notice are: 1. Part of the amendments to the guidelines. On November 30, the "Guidelines for the Application of Functionally Labeled Foods, etc." and the "Questions and Answers about Functionally Labeled Foods" were partially revised. Modifications such as simplifying the submission of written materials have been made to administrative procedures, and the expression of relevant regulations has been standardized. 2. Abolish the written application by post. Starting from November 30, 2020, written applications by post will no longer be accepted. In the "Guidelines for Functionally Labeled Food Applications", a new addition to the withdrawal application items: when the functional ingredient content of the goods sold is lower than the standard submitted at the time of the application (fresh food or processing using an agricultural, forestry and aquatic product as a raw material) (Except for foods that should be clearly marked), the application should be withdrawn.

At the same time, practitioners need to understand the declaration process before declaration: preliminary preparation (read the declaration guide and manual) → apply for a user name (declare basic information of the practitioner) → food declaration → disclosure of declaration information.

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