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

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,
Japan
implemented the new
Food Labeling
Act (
No.
70
of the

2013). The Food Labeling Act integrates the contents of the
JAS
Act, the
Food Hygiene Act
and the Health Promotion Act.
Unified
provides for the overall content of food labeling,
specific food labeling rules are stipulated by the Cabinet Office Decree "Food Labeling Benchmark

3,
2015 20
).
In order to further understand Japan's new food labeling methods,
Food Partners Network
Japan and South Korea Information Group will be divided into
5
issues to introduce and analyze the new law, welcome friends to exchange and discuss.this article, through research and comparison, translated and collated the classification methods of processed and fresh food, the differences between manufacturing and processing, and the "inherent number of the place of manufacture" related content.In Japan's food labeling system, processed and fresh foods require different labels;one. The distinction between processed and fresh foodsThe classification of fresh and processed foods in the former Japan

Food Hygiene act and the JAS Act is inconsistent. For example, dried mangoes
food hygiene
are classified as fresh food, while JAS is classified as processed food. The new Food Labeling Benchmark provides for the classification of fresh and processed foods as processed foods after drying or a small amount of salt or seasoning.in the new Food Labeling Benchmark, processed foods are defined as processed foods, and fresh foods are defined as foods other than processed foods and additives, including foods that are simply washed, cut off, and frozen. Also includes adjustment and selection of agricultural products, the adjustment here includes the harvest of soybeans in one of the links of soybean drying, so dry soybeans are also classified as fresh food.mixed and put together, the same kind of fresh food mixture is classified as fresh food, different kinds of mixture is classified as processed food. For example, a single fine-cut cabbage is classified as fresh food, and a salad is classified as a processed food with a finely sliced mixture of large head vegetables and carrots.It can be seen that the distinction between processed food and fresh food in the new Food Labeling Benchmark is not very clear, and the general consumer's understanding is larger differences, so it is necessary to judge its classification by reference to the new Food Labeling Benchmark Schedule 1 of the processed food catalog, Schedule 2 of the fresh food catalog. Individual examples that are not listed in these two directories need to be judged separately. Table 1 excerpts partially judge examples.Table 1 Examples of processed food and fresh food judgmentexamples processed foodfresh food Notes Agricultural productscut off single vegetables (cut off vegetables). Multi-variety vegetables are cut off and mixed (e.g. mixed vegetables for salads, mixed vegetables for stir-fry)mixed with a variety of vegetables, equivalent to being processed into another product, so classified as processed foods.. The sterilization cleaning ofandozone water using ozone water and soda water of hyalphate water is a process, but has not reached the level of processing, so it is classified as fresh food.. Frozen vegetables after hot cookingthehas been hot-cooked, so classified as processed food.. Livestock productsmixed crushed meatmore thankinds of poultry, livestock meat mixture, processed into another product, so classified as processed food.. Taken from a variety of parts of edible meat, cut off after not seasoning, packaging to the container"Food label benchmark" Schedule 2, fresh food catalog, edible meat refers to simply cut or cut into thin slices. Including purely refrigerated or frozen, a single variety of crushed meat is also classified as fresh food.. Taken from a variety of parts of edible meat, cut off after flavoring packaging to the containersimply cut off or thin slices classified as fresh food, but after flavoring essentially into another product, classified as processed food.. The combination of more thanandkinds of edible meat and vegetables packaged in a container after cutting off a variety of edible meats and vegetables has essentially been converted into another food, so it is classified as processed food.. Add spiced edible meats as processed foods for flavoring and flavoring. . Grilled meats processed on a hot surface. . Aquatic products single tuna sesal fish fillets Food LabelIng Benchmark Schedule 2, fresh food catalog stipulates that aquatic products include, whole aquatic products, go to the viscera, go to the fish head, go to the gills and internal organs, cut into two pieces from the spine, cut into pieces of fish, cut into thin pieces, peeled, frozen, live. . Single-product tuna swirl fillts with purple suzu leaf or spicy root and other add-ons . single-product tuna swirl fillies with purple sorb leaves or spicy root and other add-ons can be used as a single fresh food, just label the main commodity tuna name and origin, other add-ons do not need to be marked. . Multi-species raw fish filly classified as processed two. The distinction between manufacturing and food processing
according to its degree of processing, divided into "manufacturing" and "processing". The manufacture of food requires the identification of the manufacturer and the place of manufacture; Manufacturing refers to the production of products and the raw materials used are essentially different, similar to china's term of deep processing, processing refers to the retention of the use of raw materials under the essential conditions, the act of attaching new properties, similar to China's term primary processing. In practice, there will be instances that cannot be clearly judged, which need to be judged separately on a case-by-case basis. the new LabelIng Benchmark classifies the sub-packs into processing, and the previous Food Hygiene Act classified the sub-packs into manufacturing, so this is a big change. Table 2 lists specific examples of processing, which is other than manufacturing. Table 2 is a concrete example of processing behavior processing adjusting the form severysing for processed foods to be simply cut off processing, such as cutting ham into thin slices shaping Adjust the size of processed foods, such as adjusting the shape and size of bacon pick pick processed foods, such as small butfish dried by size shred smashed into chunks, such as separating endosperm from corn. Does not include the act of making powdered fresh or processed foods mix mixing different kinds of fresh food or processed foods, such as finely sliced cabbage and finely sliced carrots, etc. sealing container packagingcollaged assembly complex different kinds of fresh food such as gold Gunfish and salmon sesal fillers fresh and processed food, such as tuna sesal fillers and steamed octopus fillers, such as sub-packs processed food, such as bulk roasted eels, sub-sales. . Add salt to processed foods that already contain salt, such as pickled sweet salmon with salt to make salty salmon. . Bone-de-bone e.g. only to marinate the bones of mackerel, keep the original scored surface the surface of roasted fresh food behavior, such as roast beef and other frozen frozen processed food behavior, does not include frozen tofu, cold days and other frozen food manufacturing behavior. . Thawing restore frozen foods to cold and warm conditions through natural thawing, such as thawing of frozen octopuses sort bonding to prevent curing using vegetable oil coatings. Such as raisin surface for vegetable oil coating. . Three. About The Inherent Number of the Manufacturing Place In the past, when the name and address of the head office were marked on the food produced by the subsidiary, and when the name and address of the seller were marked on the commissioned processed food, the subsidiary and the commissioned processing plant were allowed to replace the marking with the "Inherent Name of the Manufacturing Place" because of the limited identifiable area on the label. The "Inherent Manufacturing Place" needs to be filed with the Consumer Office in advance. new Marking Benchmark provides for the use of the "Inherent Number of Manufacturing Place" when a product is produced by more than two factories. The new Marking Benchmark also requires that any one of the manufacturer's contacts, the manufacturer's WEB, and all manufacturer addresses be marked when using the Inherent Number of manufacturing location. The Consumer Affairs Department will introduce a question-and-answer session this year on the detailed marking method of the "Manufacturing Place Inherent". As a result, the provisions of "Inherent Manufacturing Places" have been deferred until April 2016 for a four-year transition period, and the new benchmarks will apply in full from 1 April 2020, as are other provisions related to processed foods.
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