JAPAN GOVERNMENT DRAFTS NEW FOOD ORIGIN LABELLING RULES
October 1st, 2016
Japan's agriculture, forestry and fisheries ministry and government’s Consumer Affairs Agency have proposed new rules on country of origin labelling for all food processed in Japan.
A spokesman for the agency said the new rules have been partly inspired by concerns over food safety once the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement goes into effect. It will ease tariffs and controls, promoting food imports into Japan.
"Information about raw materials and place of origin for processed foods is not adequately provided under the current labelling ...
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