date:Jun 16, 2022
604 to 21,944 tons over the last decade.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) established food allergen labeling standards in 2001 before oversight of the Food Labeling Standard shifted to CAA, a division of the Prime Ministers Cabinet Office, in 2009. Cabinet Order No.10 currently requires allergy labeling for seven required ingredients and highly recommends allergy labeling for 21 recommended ingredients.