Tentative Translation

JAS0010

JAPANESE AGRICULTURAL
STANDARD

Foods produced with the participation of persons with disabilities

Date of Establishment: 2019-3-29

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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Contents

Page

1

Scope .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2

Terms and definitions............................................................................................................................................ 13

Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................ 2

3.1

Noufuku fresh foods................................................................................................................................................ 2

3.2

Noufuku processed foods ..................................................................................................................................... 2

4

Labeling ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24.1

Noufuku fresh foods................................................................................................................................................ 24.2

Noufuku processed foods ..................................................................................................................................... 2(3)0010：2019

Foreword
This Japanese Agricultural Standard has been established by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries through deliberations at the Council for the Japanese Agricultural Standards as the result ofproposal for establishment of Japanese Agricultural Standard submitted by JAPAN FUND with the original
bill being attached, based on the provision of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Japanese AgriculturalStandards.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some parts of this Standard may conflict with patent rights,
published patent application, utility model rights, or published application for utility model registration.
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Council for the Japanese Agricultural Standards
are not responsible for identifying any of such patent rights, published patent application, utility modelrights, or published application for utility model registration.

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JAPANESE AGRICULTURAL STANDARD(Tentative Translation)

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Foods produced with the participation of persons with disabilities
1 ScopeThis document specifies fresh foods produced with the participation of persons with disabilities in the
production process of agriculture, forestry, and fishery and processed foods made of such fresh foods asingredients.

2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
person with disabilities
person specified in Article 4, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Act on the Comprehensive Support for
the Daily and Social Life of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 2005) or Article 37, paragraph (2) ofthe Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960)
2.2
fresh foodproduct listed in the Appended Table 2 of the Food Labeling Standards (Cabinet Office Order No. 10 of2015)
2.3
processed foodproduct listed in the Appended Table 1 of the Food Labeling Standards (excluding liquors)
2.4
Noufuku
agriculture-welfare initiative under which persons with disabilities (2.1) are employed in agriculture,forestry, and fishery and participate in the production process of agricultural, forestry, and marine products
NOTE Employment includes employment with the use of welfare services under the Act on theComprehensive Support for the Daily and Social Life of Persons with Disabilities.
2.5
Noufuku fresh food
fresh food (2.2) produced by Noufuku (2.4)
2.6
Noufuku processed foodprocessed food (2.3) made of Noufuku fresh food (2.5) as ingredients20010：2019

3 Requirements
3.1 Noufuku fresh foods
Noufuku fresh foods shall:a)be produced with the participation of persons with disabilities in main production processes; andNOTE Main production processes refer to processes in cultivation, feeding, fishing, aquaculture, etc. directly relating
to the production of agricultural, forestry, and marine products, and may include the followings:— Processes for plant products

Seed pretreatment, raising seedlings, tillage, initial fertilizing,seeding, planting, additional fertilizing, pests and diseases control, weeding, management, harvesting,adjusting, shipment, and collection, etc.;— Processes for livestock productsBreeding,raising,hygiene/epidemic

prevention,shipment,slaughtering, and milking, etc.;— Processes for marine products

Preparation for aquaculture, raising seedlings, raising,hygiene/epidemic prevention, harvesting/landing, shipment, and fishing equipment management, etc.

b) be the products that allow the provision of answers to external inquiries as to the main production
processes in which persons with disabilities participate.
NOTE In order to provide answers, it is required to identify work records, etc. relating to the inquired Noufuku freshfoods. Methods to identify such work records include shipping Noufuku fresh foods with identifiable numbers orsymbols attached, or providing the information of identifiable numbers or symbols to shipment destinations.

3.2 Noufuku processed foods
Noufuku processed foods shall:a)be produced by using ingredients that include at least one type from among the fresh foods graded inaccordance with the provisions of Article 10 or Article 30 of the Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards(Act No. 175 of 1950) as foods conforming to the criteria set forth in 3.1, or from among fresh foods
produced by persons who manufacture or process the referenced Noufuku processed foods
conforming to the criteria set forth in 3.1; andb) be managed their ingredients specified in a) in order not to mix them with other matter, fromacceptance to use.

4 Labeling
4.1 Noufuku fresh foods
Noufuku fresh foods shall be labeled in accordance with the provisions of the Food Labeling Standards, andthe following items shall be indicated on the referenced Noufuku fresh foods or their packages, containers
or invoices, or in places close to the products or other clearly visible places:a)the term “ノウフク” (which means “Noufuku”); andb) explanation of the term in a).
EXAMPLE Noufuku refers to agriculture-welfare initiatives under which persons with disabilities are employed inagriculture, forestry and fishery and participate in the production process of agricultural, forestry and marine products.

4.2 Noufuku processed foods
Noufuku processed foods shall be labeled in accordance with the provisions of the Food Labeling Standards,
and the following items shall be indicated on the referenced foods’ packages or containers; provided,
however, that d) shall be limited to cases in which fresh foods that are the same as Noufuku fresh foods used

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as ingredients are used:a)the term “ノウフク” (which means “Noufuku”); andb) explanation of the term in a).
EXAMPLE 1 Noufuku refers to agriculture-welfare initiatives under which persons with disabilities are employed inagriculture, forestry, and fishery and participate in the production process of agricultural, forestry, and marine productsc)

the fact that Noufuku fresh foods are used as ingredients; andEXAMPLE 2 Using carrots planted and harvested by persons with disabilities
EXAMPLE 3 Milk made from Noufuku raw milk
EXAMPLE 4 Using Noufuku scallopsd) Noufuku fresh foods’ percentage, in weight, in the combined total of Noufuku fresh foods andingredients of the same type as the Noufuku fresh foods. (It shall be indicated that the percentage isthat of Noufuku fresh foods, in weight, in the combined total of Noufuku fresh foods and ingredients ofthe same type as the Noufuku fresh foods.)
EXAMPLE 5 Tomatoes (XX % Noufuku tomatoes)
EXAMPLE 6 Eggs produced with the participation of persons with disabilities account for at least XX % of all eggs
used in this product