JAPAN: Update on CAA activity and supplement regulation
An advisory committee (Kentoukai) to the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has met 11 times to discuss: how to address problems with claims and the labeling of functional foods as well as dietary/food supplements; the role of claims and the labeling system of Food for Special Dietary Uses (FOSDU), such as Foods for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU), under the Health Promotion Law; the role of claims and labeling standards and implementation for the proper labeling of dietary/food supplements…
