Japan: Japan Moves Forward on Expanded COOL Requirements for Ingredients

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Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and its Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) presented their draft interim report on expanding Japan’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for ingredients to the public at a meeting held on November 2, 2016. The new rule requires Japanese food manufacturers to identify the country(ies) where the product’s main ingredient, by weight, was manufactured on the label of the product. If a series of approval steps are cleared, the new rule could come into effect as early as next summer.

Japan: Japan Moves Forward on Expanded COOL Requirements for Ingredients

 

 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

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