Foods with function claims

Overview of proposed Partial Revision to the Food Labelling Standards regarding Foods with function claims.; (1 page(s), in English)

To prevent the recurrence of the health damage caused by Foods with function claims like that which occurred at the end of March 2024, when a notifier(food business operators (FBOs) which utilize the Foods with function claims system) collects information on suspected health hazards related to their Foods with function claims, the FBOs will be required to provide information to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency and prefectural governors, etc. And, to increase the credibility of Foods with function claims system, for dietary supplements among Foods with function claims, the FBOs must control their manufacturing process based on GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).