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An overview of Japan’s allergen labeling system, including mandatory and recommended allergen items, with practical points for imported foods, Japanese labels, e-commerce descriptions and advertising claims.
Explains the difference between best-before dates and use-by dates under Japanese food labeling practice, with practical points for imported foods, overseas date formats, storage conditions, temperature control and online sales.
A practical overview of Japan’s best-before date and use-by date labeling system, including the difference between quality and safety dates, storage conditions, imported food date formats and practical checks for Japanese labels.
Practical overview of food additives under Japanese import practice, including permitted additives, use standards, ingredient checks and document preparation for imported foods.
A practical overview of Japan’s Food Labeling Act, including its relationship with the Food Labeling Standards, required food label items, imported food labeling, advertising-related issues and practical checks before selling food products in Japan.
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Explains Japan’s food sanitation requirements for food utensils, containers and packaging, including food-contact use, import notification, material confirmation, test reports, synthetic resin positive list issues and practical checks for importers and freight forwarders.
Explains Japan’s Foods for Specified Health Uses system, including product-by-product government review, permitted health-use claims, differences from Foods with Function Claims, imported food issues and advertising control.
A practical overview of Japan’s Foods for Specified Health Uses system, including government permission, differences from Foods with Function Claims, health-related labeling, imported health foods and advertising risks.
Explains Japan’s Foods with Function Claims system, including pre-sale notification, scientific evidence, imported food issues, supplement-type products, advertising control, 2024 system revisions and post-market health information management.
A practical overview of Japan’s Foods with Function Claims system, including premarket notification, scientific evidence, labeling control, imported supplements, 2024 reform points, GMP-based manufacturing control and advertising risks.
Health foods are products consumed for health maintenance, nutrition, beauty or wellness purposes. In Japan, imported health foods may be handled as foods, but their ingredients, labels, advertising claims and sales purpose must also be checked under the PMD Act and other related laws.
Explains Japan’s import notification procedure for foods, food additives, food utensils, containers, packaging and designated toys, including required documents, quarantine station review, inspection risks and practical checks before shipment.
Practical overview of imported food inspection in Japan, including Food Sanitation Act import notification, quarantine station review, inspection orders, monitoring inspections and forwarding-side document checks.
Explains how imported food violation cases in Japan should be used in practical import operations, including additive violations, residue issues, microbial non-compliance, prohibited substances, country-and-product risk trends, and actions such as non-release, disposal, re-export or recall.
A practical overview of Japan’s ingredient country of origin labeling system for processed foods, including the distinction between imported processed foods and foods manufactured in Japan using imported ingredients.
A practical overview of the Japanese Food Labeling Standards, including required label items, imported food labeling, additives, allergens, date labeling, nutrition labeling and advertising-related checks.
Explains misleading quality representation under Japan’s advertising and fair labeling rules, especially for imported foods, health foods, origin claims, quality claims, comparative advertising and overseas marketing materials used in Japan.
Explains nutrition labeling requirements for foods sold in Japan, including mandatory nutrients, sodium-to-salt equivalent conversion, imported food labels, nutrition claims and consistency between labels, online sales pages, advertisements and social media posts.
A practical overview of Japan’s nutrition labeling system for packaged foods, including mandatory nutrition items, sodium-to-salt equivalent conversion, nutrient content claims and practical checks for imported foods.
Explains non-customs laws and related regulations that may need to be checked when importing goods into Japan, including food sanitation, quarantine, PMD Act, product safety, intellectual property, dangerous goods, chemicals and rules of origin.
Practical overview of Japan’s positive list system for food contact utensils, containers and packaging, especially synthetic resin materials used in food-contact products.