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Japan CAA Amends Food Labeling Standard
Feb 26, 2024
Japan Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) recently unveiled Amendment No. 752 for the Food Labeling Standard with immediate effect. According to the amendment, due to the revision of Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives, the labeling names of additives and allergens have been updated accordingly. The revised parts are marked in red.
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Japan Expands Food Labeling Scope for Food for Special Dietary Uses
May 30, 2023
On May 19, 2023, the Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan amended the labeling requirements for Food for Special Dietary Uses (FOSDU)*. According to the amendment, enterprises now can apply for FOSDU labels for oral rehydration solution (ORS) products. The label review criteria are as follows.
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Japan Revises Labeling Requirements for Foods for Specified Health Uses
Sep 27, 2022
The Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan issued No. 343 notification, stating that contents in Regarding Labeling Permission for Foods for Specified Health Uses were revised. According to the comparative table of the prior and amended article provisions, the application scope of re-permitted FOSHU, the marking requirement for mandatory labeling, and the application documents of FOSHU have been modified. The details of the revisions are as follows:
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Japan Revises Sake Labeling Standards
Jul 29, 2022
On July 19, 2022, National Tax Agency of Japan released an amendment to Sake Manufacturing Method Quality and Labeling Standards, involving mandatory, recommended, and prohibited labeling requirements for sake products. The amendments will become effective on January 1, 2023.
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Japan Revises the Labeling Standards for Nutrient Contents and Genetically Modified Foods
Apr 14, 2022
On March 30, 2022, the Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan, issued an amendment to Food Labeling Standard. According to the amendment, the labeling requirements for nutrition, genetically modified food, and prohibited terms were revised. The amendment came into force since its publication on March 30, 2022.
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Annual Report | A Look Back at 2021 with ChemLinked: Food Regulation Updates
Jan 27, 2022
The year 2021 witnessed many significant regulatory updates in the Asia-Pacific region. In China, several significant food standards were released, such as the new GB standard for infant formula milk powder. It is noteworthy that GACC released two important regulations regarding imported food as well. South Korea has many critical regulatory revisions in 2021, regarding labeling requirements, food raw material inventory and the HACCP accreditation for overseas Kimchi factories. Japan also adopted new food additives and labeling requirements in the past year.
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Japan Releases the Guideline for Non-use Labeling of Food Additives (Draft)
Jan 13, 2022
On December 22, 2021, CAA released the Guideline for Non-use Labeling of Food Additives (Draft) for public consultation. The Guideline based on food labeling standards mainly focuses on the labeling items that considered as prohibited claims.
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Japan Revises Labeling Regulations for Soy Milk Products
Dec 31, 2021
On December 22, 2021, the Federation of Fair Trade Conferences and Consumer Affairs Agency jointly issued a statement, which added “additives”, “raw material origin name”, and “amount and calorie of nutritional ingredients” as mandatory labeling items for soy milk products. This statement came into force upon issuance.
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Japan Consults on Food Labeling Standard
Nov 01, 2021
On Oct. 27, 2021, Japan opened the amendment of the "Food labeling Standards" for public consultation. According to the amendment, Japan planned to revise the standards for the food nutrition labels and genetically modified food. Any comments can be submitted before November 26, 2021.
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Japan CAA Unveils FAQ for Plant-based Meat Labeling
Sep 08, 2021
Recently, plant-based meat headed by "soy meat" (made from soybeans) and "oats milk"(made from oats) are popular with many consumers for being considered more healthier and environmental friendly, and the market is gradually expanding. However, many labeling problems have risen correspondingly. To regulate the labeling of plant-based meat, CAA publicly answered questions related to product labeling of plant-based meat for the first time on August 20, 2021.
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