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    Interpretation of Japan's New Food Labeling Law (4)

    • Last Update: 2021-06-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    food
    classification
    Healthy food General food
    Nutritional functional food Specific health food Functional identification food
    Identification method
    The conspicuous parts of the product mark the words and functions of nutritional functional foods, and the nutritional ingredients are marked with brackets.


    Figure 2 Nutrition component labeling template (including non-mandatory labeling of nutrition components)


    Figure 2 shows the nutrition component labeling template when the mandatory labeling nutrition component, the recommended labeling nutrition component and the voluntary labeling nutrition component are simultaneously identified, which reflects the inclusion and inclusion relationship of each component, and the labeling order and format cannot be changed
    .


    The nutrient content value in the food can be determined by the enterprise or the entrusted analysis agency using the measured value; it can also be converted according to the nutrient content content of the public food raw material database; it can also be converted by referring to the nutritional content value of the same product or similar product in the public database


     Circumstances where nutrition labeling can be exempted 


    ⑴ Containers and packaging can be marked with a page size of 30cm2 or less;⑵ Alcohol can be exempted from nutrition labeling;⑶ As a source of nutritional components, its contribution is less;⑷ Its ingredient list or ratio of ingredients occurs in an extremely short time (within 3 days) Changes, such as the flower-viewing bento sold in convenience stores, the bento recommended by the store manager, etc.


    ; (5) On-site production and sales; (6) Small-scale enterprises that have been approved


     Table 2 Baseline value of nutrient composition emphasized claim


     


    Table 2 lists the standard values ​​of nutrient content that claim to be "rich", "contained", and "fortified"
    .


    The fortification claim of protein and dietary fiber is higher than the fortification standard value while maintaining a relative difference of more than 25% with other products.
    Therefore, after applying the new law, it is claimed that "the protein content has increased by 20% compared to our company’s previous products.
    " Illegal


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