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Promotion of sustainable management in the food industry


In order to achieve sustainable development of Japan’s food industry, it is necessary to practice sustainable management that appropriately incorporates responses to environmental and social issues into corporate management.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries promotes sustainable management in the food industry by providing the following documents and information.


AFFriinovation


AFFriinovation is the initiations which "We intend to comprehensively and integrately promote the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries as a primary industry, the manufacturing industry as a secondary industry, and the retail business as a tertiary industry, and to generate new added value utilizing regional resources".


Smile Care Food


MAFF reclassified Nursing Care Food into the following three categories, and introduced a new mark system "Smile Care Food" for the dissemination of them.
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COVID-19


As for the new coronavirus, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has posted a Q & A about food on its website for food handlers. According to this website, so far, there has been no reported case of new coronavirus transmission through food. As long as general hygiene management measures are implemented among food handlers, including physical conditions management and frequent hand washing, at each stage of production, distribution, cooking, and sales, there is no need to be concerned about food-borne infection.

For this reason, we kindly ask business establishments handling agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food products to be mindful of this instruction, continue to implement the general hygiene management measures, and make decisions in each individual case whether you should continue the operation or not. In cases where you cannot make confident decisions, please consult a public health center and take appropriate measures.

In addition, please refrain from imposing unreasonable transaction conditions on suppliers.


Regarding responses to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for business establishments handling agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food products


Regarding responses to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (notification for fishery products)


Reference

Q & A on the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (for related industries)
(Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website)[Japanese]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/covid19_qa_kanrenkigyou.html(External Links)