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Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds (Act No. 35 of 1953).

Country/Territory
Japan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1953 (2003)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries
Keyword
Animal feed/feedstuffs Fish disease Inspection Monitoring Public health Registration Animal health
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 October 1954.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 75 articles divided into six Chapters, aims to contribute to public safety and stable production of livestock products by regulating the production of feeds and feed additives, setting official specifications for feeds, conducting tests of feeds in conformity with the official specifications so as to provide the assured safety and improved quality of feeds. The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may establish by MAFF Ordinance the standards for manufacture, use and method for preserving feeds or feed additives and the labeling as well as the specifications for ingredients of feeds and of feed additives in order to prevent possible production of harmful livestock products (domestic animal-derived meats, milk or other edible products that may affect human health, the same shall apply hereinafter) due to use of feeds or feed additives-containing feeds and also in order to prevent production of livestock products (domestic animal-derived products, the same shall apply hereinafter) due to damage to domestic animals, etc. The standards or specifications as provided in Article 3-1 shall always be subject to appropriate scientific judgment and revision, whenever necessary.

Full text
English
Website
www.famic.go.jp

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Ordinance No. 36 enforcing Regulations on Enforcement of Feed Safety and Quality Improvement.

Legislation | Japan | 1990 (2008)

Keyword: Standards, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fish disease, Enforcement/compliance, Animal health, Inspection, Monitoring, Public health, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Establishment of Evaluation Criteria for Feed Additives (4-Chiku A No. 201).

Legislation | Japan | 1992 (2017)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Aquatic animals, Fish disease, Inspection, Monitoring, Public health, Standards, Animal health, Poultry, Cattle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order for Enforcement of the Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds(Cabinet Order No. 198 of 1976).

Legislation | Japan | 1976 (2019)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fish disease, Enforcement/compliance, Registration, Animal health, Inspection, Monitoring, Public health, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed additives No. 35, 1976.

Legislation | Japan | 1976 (2015)

Keyword: Standards, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fish disease, Animal health, Inspection, Monitoring, Public health, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX