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    General Foods
    Japan

    This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.

    2.1 Category Name & Definition

    Context

    In Japan, foods are defined in two pieces of legislation complementing each other: the Food Labeling Act [1] and the Food Sanitation Act [2].

    Category Name

    General Foods

    Definition

    Please contact our dedicated team at RegASK for more information.

    2.2 Product & Definition

    N/A. Please refer to Section 2.2. of product-specific guidebooks for more information about product names and definitions.

    2.3 References

    1. Food Labelling Act (Act No. 70 of 2013) [1] and Food Labelling Standards (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 10 of 2015) (in English)

    https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3649 


    2. Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947) (in English)

    https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/ja/laws/view/3687

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