Outline of Proposed Amendments  
・JAS format shall be amended in  accordance with JIS Z 8301.  
 
・Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Processed Foods (JAS1606)  
Item Proposed Amendments  
3 Terms and Definitions 
 
(Old Article 3 (Definitions)) 
 3.1 Organic processed foods ※Amended as follows 
Organic processed foods mean processed foods that have been produced in 
accordance with the criteria specified in the item 5 referred to in the following 
Article , 5% or less of the weight of whose ingredients (excluding salt and water) 
and additives (excluding processing aids) come from plant products (excluding 
organic products of plant origin), livestock products (excluding organic livestock 
products), marine products (excluding Organic algae), other food and beverages, 
and processed products made from these, and additives (excluding substances 
which are generally provided for eating or drinking as foods and which are used 
as food additives (meaning something that is commonly put into food or drinks 
as a food item and that is used as an additive) that have been graded as organic 
processed foods; the same applies hereinafter; and excluding processing aids)  
3.2 Organic processed foods of plant origin ※Amended as follows 
Organic processed foods of plant origin mean organic processed foods, 5% or 
less of the weight of whose ingredients (excluding salt and water) and additives (excluding processing aids) come from plant products (excluding organic 
products of plant origin), live stock products, marine products, other food and 
beverages, and processed products made from these, and additives (excluding 
substances which are generally provided for eating or drinking as foods and 
which are used as food additives that have been graded as organic processed 
foods (excluding other organic processed foods) , and processing aids) 
 
3.3 Organic processed foods of livestock origin ※Amended as follows 
Organic processed foods of livestock origin mean organic processed foods, 5% or 
less of the weight of whose ingredients (excluding salt and water) and additives (excluding processing aids) come from plant products, livestock products 
(excluding organic livestock products), marine products, other food and 
beverages, and  processed products made from these, and additives (excluding 
substances which are generally provided for eating or drinking as foods and 
which are used as food additives that have been graded as organic processed foods (excluding other organic processed foods) , and processing aids) 
 
3.4 Organic processed foods of plant and livestock origin ※Amended as follows 
Organic processed foods of plant and livestock origin mean organic processed 
foods (excluding Organic processed foods of plant origin and Organic processed 
foods of livestock origin) , 5% or le ss of the weight of whose ingredients 
(excluding salt and water) and additives (excluding processing aids) come from 
plant products (excluding organic plant products), livestock products (excluding 
organic livestock products), marine products, other food and beverages, and 
processed products made from these, and additives (excluding substances which 
are generally provided for eating or drinking as foods and which are used as food 
additives that have been graded as organic processed foods (excluding other 
organic processed foods), and processing aids) 
 
3.5 Other Organic Processed Foods ※New provision 
Other Organic Processed Foods mean those other than organic processed foods of 
plant origin, Organic Processed Foods of Livestock Origin and Organic 
Processed Foods of Plant and Livestock Origin. 
 3.9 Organic algae ※New provision 
This means the algae produced in accordance with JAS 0018. 
4 Principles of the 
Production of Organic 
Processed Foods 
 
(Old Article 2 (Principles 
for the Production of Organic Processed Foods)) 4 Principles of the Production of Organic Processed Foods ※Amended as 
follows 
In accordance with the principle of preserving the characteristics of the 
ingredients, organic processed foods are to be produced from the organic products of plant origin,  specified in Article 3 of the Japanese Agricultural 
Standard for Organic Products of Plant Origin(Public Notice of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries No. 1605 of October 27, 2005) (hereinafter 
referred to as "organic products of plant origin") and organic livestock , and 
organic algae products specified in Article 3 of the Japanese Agricultural 
Standard for Organic Livestock Products (Public Notice of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries No. 1608 of October 27, 2005) (hereinafter 
referred to as "organic livestock products") that constitute its raw ingredients and 
based on the principle of using a physical or biological method of processing and 
avoiding the use of chemically synthesized additives and chemical agents.  
5 Production Methods  
 
(Old Article 4 (The criteria for Production Methods for 
the organic processed 
foods)) 
 5.1 Ingredients and additives (including processing aids) ※Amended as follows  
The following things may be used as raw ingredients and additives; provided, 
however, that the things set forth in (B) or (D) may be used only if it is difficult to obtain the same type of organic products of plant origin, organic livestock products, organic algae or organic processed foods as the ingredients being used: 
a) (A) Something as follows, whose packaging, container, or invoice, or the 
relevant agriculture and forestry product  bears a grading indication; (provided, 
however, that this does not apply to something that has been produced by the 
person manufacturing or processing the organic processed food in question, and that has been graded pursuant to the provis ions of Article 10 or Article 30 of the 
Act):  
(1) organic products of plant origin  (2) organic livestock products. (3) organic algae  
(4) organic processed foods  
b) (B) Food and beverages Plant or livestock products that are not referred to in 
(A) above; provided, however, that these exclude the following:  
(1) Plant or livestock products that are of the same kind as organic agricultural products, or organic livestock products, organic algae and organic processed 
foods  that have been used as an ingredient;  
(2) Plant or livestock products that have been irradiated;  
(3) Plant or livestock products produced using recombinant DNA technology 
5.3 Management of manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, and other 
processes ※Amended and added as follows 
5.3.1 
Manufacturing or processing is to be carried out by physical methods or methods 
using biological functions (excluding methods using living organisms produced by using recombinant DNA technology; the same applies hereinafter); if 
additives are used, they are to be kept to a bare minimum.  
5.3.2  
Such organic products of plant origin, th at are used as ingredients, shall be 
subject to the provisions specified in JAS 1605 5.15 regarding its receipt before 
manufacturing or processing, and substances for preparation etc. specified in JAS 
1605 Table D.1, may be used. 
 
5.3.3  
Such organic livestock products, that are used as ingredients, shall be subject to 
the provisions specified in JAS 1608 5.7 regarding its receipt before 
manufacturing or processing, and substances for preparation etc. specified in JAS 
1608 Table K.1, may be used. 
 
5.3.4  Organic products of plant origin, organic livestock products, organic algae and 
organic processed foods that are being used  as ingredients are to be managed in 
such a way that other plant , marine or livestock products or processed foods 
made from these do not become  incorporated into them.  
6 Labeling 
 
(Old Article 5 (Names of organic processed foods 
and their ingredients 
…shown on the label…..)) 
 6.2 Showing the product name on the label ※Amended as follows 
6.2.1  
The name of the product is to be placed on the label based on one of the 
following examples: 
a) "有機  xx" or "xx ( 有機 )" in Japanese (which means "organic xx" or "xx 
(organic)" 
b) "オーガニック  xx" or "xx ( オーガニック )" in Japanese (which means 
"organic xx" or "xx (organic)" 
6.2.2 
Among the other organic processed foods, should common name of the products 
(to be displayed in “xx”) be the same as the common names of Organic 
Processed Foods of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods of Livestock Origin 
and Organic Products of Plant and Livestock Origin, it is necessary to clearly 
state to the effect that the relevant product is different from the Organic 
Processed Foods of Plant Origin, Organic Products of Livestock Origin or 
Organic Products of Plant and Livestock Origin, apart from the Appended Form 
1 specified in the Food Labeling Standard. 
(Note 1): Such agricultural and forestry products other than those Specified 
Agricultural and Forestry Products should not be labeled with the name or 
confusingly similar name specified for th e relevant designated Agricultural and 
Forestry Products under the Japanese Agricultural Standard, in accordance with 
Article 63-(2) of the Act on JAS. 
6.3 Showing the ingredients’ names on the product label  ※Amended and added 
as follows  
6.3.1 For any organic agricultural products (excluding in-conversion organic 
products of plant origin) , organic livestock products, organic algae or organic 
processed foods  (excluding those whose ingredients are in-conversion organic 
products of plant origin), or which ar e among the ingredients that have been 
used, characters such as " 有機 " in Japanese (which means "organic") are to be 
placed on the label together before or after the common  with a general  name of 
for that ingredient.  
 
6.3.2 
Notwithstanding the provision of preceding 6.3.1, it is permissible to display 
“Marks or Signs” (instead of “Organic” etc.) that indicates the relevant 
ingredients as “organic” when the releva nt Organic Products of Plant Origin, 
Organic Livestock Products, Organic Algae or Organic Processed Foods are used 
as ingredients. In such case an explanat ion of such “Marks or Signs” must be 
provided, apart from the Appended Form 1 specified in the Food Labeling 
Standard. 
(Note 1): Such “Marks or Signs” may include “*” or “#” etc. 
 
6.3.3  
If the product uses in-conversion organi c products of plant origin, or those 
manufactured or processed by using in-c onversion organic products of plant 
origin as an ingredient, the characters " 転換期間中 " in Japanese are to be placed 
before or after the name of the ingredients, that shall be placed on the label based 
on the criteria set forth in the above 6.3.1 or 6.3.2 . 
 
6.3.4 
Notwithstanding the provision of preceding 6.3.3, it is permissible to display 
“Marks or Signs” (instead of the characters " 転換期間中 ") that indicates the relevant ingredients as “In-Conversion”, if the product uses in-conversion 
organic products of plant origin, or thos e manufactured or processed by using in-
conversion organic products of plant origin as an ingredient. In such case an 
explanation of such “Marks or Sign s” must be provided, apart from the 
Appended Form 1 specified in the Food Labeling Standard. 
(Note 1): Such “Marks or Signs” may include “*” or “#” etc. 
 
Appendix A 
 
(Old Appended Table 1-1 (Additives (Organic processed foods other than 
organic alcohol beverages)) 
 Appended A Table A.1  
 
※Amended Criteria of Additives as follows  
Lactic Acid (270): Limited to the use in processed vegetable or rice products of 
plant origin,  in sausage casings, as a coagulant in dairy products, or as a pH 
control agent in curing of cheese. 
 
Sulfuric Acid (513): Limited to the use as a pH control agent to control the pH of the water that is extracted during the manufacturing of sugar , or the use as a pH 
control agent in the processed algae products . 
 
Sodium Hydroxide (524): Limited to the use as a pH control agent in the 
processing of sugar or processed algae products,  the use in the production of 
edible oils and fats, or in processed grain products. 
 
Sodium Hypochlorite: Limited to the use in processed products of plant origin 
(limited to the use of Hypochlorous Acid Water produced by electrolyzing salt 
water (limited to the use of salt containing 99% or more Sodium Chloride)), or 
the use for disinfecting the intestines of livestock animals for processed meat 
products, or cleaning of eggs. 
 Hypochlorous Acid Water: Limited to the use in processed products of plant origin (limited to the use of Hypochlorous Acid Water produced by electrolyzing 
salt water (limited to the use of salt containing 99% or more Sodium Chloride)), 
or for disinfecting the intestines of livestock animals for processed meat 
products, or cleaning of eggs.  Ozone:  Limited to the use for disinfecting the intestines of livestock animals for 
processed meat products, or cleaning of eggs.