Packaging and Labelling Requirements

(Japan)

Reported by: Cortado, Marie Abigail I.

Doctolero, MaribelGannaban, Jhonrhene

JAPANGeography

Japan is an island nation located in easternAsia in the Pacific Ocean to the eastof China, Russia, North Korea and South Korea.It is an archipelago that is made up of over 6,500islands, the largest of which are Honshu,Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Japan is one ofthe world's largest countries by populationand it has one of the world's largesteconomies.

National flagKnown as the Hinomaru, the flag depicts the sun as a red ball against a white background.

GovernmentConstitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government.

Population127,290,000 (November 2013)

LanguageJapanese (Three writing systems: kanji, hiragana, and katakana)

Religion

"Born Shinto, Marry Christian, Die Buddhist"

Shinto (Way of the Gods)

Buddhism

Christianity

Beliefs

If you hiccup a hundred times in a row, you will die.If you don’t eat all your rice during meals, you will go

blind. Hide your bellybutton when it is thundering, or else

the god of thunder will eat it. Do not whistle at night unless you want a snake or a

ghost to pay you a visit. A broken geta (Japanese wooden footwear)

means bad luck.

Culture

Tea ceremony (Sado/Chado)IkebanaGeishaSamuraiNinjaKimonoBon-odori festivalShichi-Go-San FestivalMangaAnime

Laws on food labelling and packaging

THE FIVE PRINCIPAL LAWS

1.Food Sanitation Law2. Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS)Law3. Measurement Law4. Nutrition Improvement Law5. Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations

GINGER ALE

YOGURTIncluded ingredients“Kanyo seibun”

ACT AGAINST UNJUSTIFIABLE

MISLEADINGREPRESENTATIONS

To prevent improper advertising and labelling on the product on containers or packaging This law contains regulations on misleading representations that businesses use to induce common consumers and customers as well as regulations on providing excessive premiums.

Additional

Informations

Labeling must be in Japanese, and must use easy-to-read and readily understandable in accordance with the law.

Banned food additives in Japan,(food colors specifically)

There are two types of date marking:

1. Use-by Date2. Best-before Date (Date of Minimum Durability)

Legally Required Recycling Mark for Food Products

Voluntary Recycling Mark for Food Products

Regulations for Packaging

1. Regulation concerning the safety and hygiene

of materials

2.Regulation concerning the labelling on

packages

Safety and hygiene of materials for packaging: Though Japanese standards roughly follow the FDA and EC regulations.

Procedure for Safety Assessment for Imported

and Local Food Products

New food Labelling Law

References

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