Results of Monitoring and Guidance Based on the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY2007
Contact Office of Imported Food Safety, Inspection and Safety Division, Department of Food Safety, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (extension: 2474, 2497, 2498) Results of Monitoring and Guidance Based on the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY2007 August 2008 Department of Food Safety Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Results of Monitoring and Guidance Based on the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY2007 Introduction The total number of foods, additives, equipment, containers and packages, and toys (hereinafter collectively referred to as “foods”) imported to Japan in FY2007 was about 1.80 million, with an imported weight of about 32.3 million tons. According to the Food Balance Sheet for FY 2007 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the food self-sufficiency ratio in Japan (food self-sufficiency ratio based on the total caloric value supplied) was estimated at 40%, indicating that, on a calorie basis, approximately 60% of foods consumed in Japan are imported. Regarding the monitoring and guidance conducted by the national government for the purpose of ensuring the safety of foods imported to Japan (hereinafter referred to as “imported foods”), the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY2007 (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) was developed based on public comments and risk communications, and was conduced in line with the Guidelines for the Implementation of Monitoring and Guidance on Food Sanitation (Notification No. 301 of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare, 2003) under Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Law (Law No.
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