Japan urges food manufacturers to finalize raw material origins labeling transition

Japan first announced a revision to its Food Labeling Law in September 2017 to include the geographical origins of the main ingredient used to make a food or beverage item on the product's labels. Due to the massive nationwide undertaking for the implementation of these new labelling standards, The government allowed food firms a considerably long grace period to transition, until March 31 2022. As the due date for compulsory enforcement is fast approaching, both the local Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) are urging local food firms who have set to complete the transition, or at least have the processes in place to complete the transition by March 31 next year, to pick up the pace or face severe penalties if they prevent the switch from going smoothly. food and beverage companies need to remember that although the transition period is until March 31 2022, there are [logistical] components to this switch such as the ordering ...