JAPAN SCRAPS BAN ON LIQUID BABY FORMULA
September 1st, 2018
Japan’s milk industry has welcomed the government’s decision to revise an ordinance that prohibited the production and sale of liquid baby formula – reversing a ban that has permitted powdered product only.
The ministry of health, labour and welfare has announced new standards for ready-made liquid baby formula that can be stored outside refrigerators. Manufacturers will be permitted to produce and market new items after the ministry and Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency examine ingredients, combinations of ingredients and packaging, then approve the ...
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