Heavy rain To partially alleviate food labeling in disaster-affected areas Consumer Affairs Agency July 7 16:48
The Consumer Affairs Agency, etc. will alleviate part of the food labeling that is obligatory when selling food only in the disaster area so that relief supplies can be delivered quickly to areas affected by heavy rains in Kyushu. I decided the policy.
This was revealed by Minister of Consumer Affairs Eto at a conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 7th.
According to the food labeling system, when a food is sold, "raw material name" is displayed, and if it violates, it will be subject to crackdown.
Regarding this, the Consumer Affairs Agency, etc. states that it is necessary to promptly deliver relief supplies to the disaster-stricken areas, and for indications other than "allergy indication" and "expiration date" that directly affect health, For the time being, we have decided to temporarily exclude the enforcement of the policy.
This means that unlabeled products and retort foods that are not individually labeled because they are sold in boxes for commercial use can be delivered to the disaster area.
The target areas are Kumamoto Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture, where there are local governments to which the Disaster Relief Act is applied, and we will consider expanding the target area while looking at the situation of future damage.
In addition, the Consumer Affairs Agency has called for calling the Consumer Hotline “188” for suspicious solicitations, etc., as there is a possibility that malicious flight business may increase in the affected areas.