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, Eastern Asia 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 cont Full text English