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Article: Japan Plans To Set Stricter Organic Labeling Standards By 2000.
- Article from:
- Food & Drink Weekly
- Article date:
- November 16, 1998
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As USDA weighs the federal regulations for the organic industry (a process ten years in the making), Japan's Agriculture Ministry plans to set a new and stricter standard for the certification and labeling of its organic farm products. The guideline will be based on international standards, and a ministry panel was expected to map out a set of proposals which would be submitted to its parliament next year as part of a revision to Japan's agricultural standards law, said sources.
The new standard for organic labeling, which could take effect as early as 2000, would be based on the following criteria: 1) Farm products should be cultivated ...