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Cabinet Office Ordinance Amending Food Labeling Standards

食品表示基準の一部を改正する内閣府令

Published: 2026-10-01 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Food / Agriculture · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-15

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 89 of 2026 amends the Food Labeling Standards (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 10 of 2015). The listing records both promulgation and the effective date as 2026-10-01, but does not describe the substantive amendments.

Business Impact

Businesses labeling food products may be affected by changes to the Food Labeling Standards, although the listing does not identify the products or labeling requirements affected.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese ordinance could clarify the amended labeling requirements, affected products, and any transitional provisions.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-10-01 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 食品表示基準の一部を改正する内閣府令(令和八年内閣府令第八十九号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 食品表示基準 (this update) Original Japanese source