Japanese Agricultural Standard of Organic Agricultural Products (Notification No. 59). Country/Territory Japan Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Ecological production/organic production Packaging/labelling Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Standard aims to establish the criteria of production methods for organic agricultural products. Article 4 of the Standard lists detailed provisions relating to production methods including the criteria for seeds and seedlings planted, control of noxious animals and plants and management concerning transportation, selection, processing, packaging and other processes. Criteria regarding the labelling of names of organic agricultural products are listed under Article 5. The Standard also contains tables that relate to the criteria as regards to fertilizers and soil improvement substances and agricultural chemicals. Full text English