Certification and Dissemination System for Recycled Food Enters Operational Stage

The Japan Food Industry Center (JFIC) and the Japan Soil Association (JSA) began full operation of a Certification and Dissemination System for Recycled Food on April 1, 2009. The aim is to develop a certification system for fertilizers utilizing recyclable food resources (effectively recyclable leftover food), and to provide identification marks for farm products grown using such fertilizers, as well as food processed from these farm products.

By including certification numbers and identification marks on the recycled food, JFIC and JSA intend to support food businesses and to help consumers select food products. When certifying fertilizers having a certain level of quality, such as including 10 percent or more recyclable food resources, together with the safety of the resources, JSA issues certification numbers and permits fertilizer companies to have identification marks on the products. Farm products grown using such fertilizers and processed foods made from these farm products (provided that content rates are five percent or more) are also allowed to carry identification marks.

Farm products grown with the certified food recycling fertilizers and processed foods made from such farm products are registered on the public database SEICA (Internet catalog for farm products http://seica.info). SEICA catalog numbers are printed on each label, along with identification marks, enabling consumers to verify information on production and delivery through the Internet.

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Posted: 2009/06/25 06:00:15 AM