Japan accepts organic meat from Canada

Jul 25, 2020 | News On Japan

Jul 25, 2020 (producer.com) - Canada and Japan have expanded their organic equivalency arrangement.

The two countries announced that, as of July 16, their 2015 agreement that recognized each otherâ€™s organic certification systems now includes livestock products and processed foods containing livestock ingredients.

The earlier agreement included plants and processed foods made of plants and allowed certified organic products to be sold in either country.

According to letters exchanged between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Japanese ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the equivalency is subject to each country notifying the other of any changes to accredited certification bodies, proposed legislation that would modify the agreement and cases of significant non-compliance.

The agreement allows Canada to ship organic products containing poultry, beef, horse, sheep, goat and pork.

The Japanese Agricultural Standard limits the types of organic livestock that can be labelled and sold as organic in Japan even if they are certified in Canada.

The letter from Canada notes that the same products can come into Canada and â€œmay be sold, labelled and represented in Canada as organic, including display of the Canada Organic logo as well as the Japanese organic seal.â€

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