Japan: US-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement Expanded to Include Animal Products

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Japan: US-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement Expanded to Include Animal Products

The U.S.-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement will be extended to livestock products on July 16, 2020. This arrangement will allow USDA-certified organic animal and processed animal products to be sold as organic in Japan. The U.S.-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement has included plant and plant processed products since 2014.

Japan: US-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement Expanded to Include Animal Products

 

 

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

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