JAS Japan
JAS is the organic standard in force in Japan. Operators who want to export their products to Japan and label them with JAS logo should be certified according to JAS Standard.
Bioagricert is accredited by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) to certify organic products according to JAS Standard.
The JAS Standards for organic plants and organic processed foods of plant origin were established in 2000 on the basis with the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods which were adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The JAS law includes agricultural products, processed products (including alcoholic beverages), livestock products, feed and algae. (Honey is excluded from these categories).
Operators certified by registered Japanese or overseas certifying bodies are able to attach the organic JAS logo to products that were produced or manufactured in accordance with relevant organic JAS Standards.
ITER for JAS certification-english-2024
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JAS Standard and news can be checked HERE
From 18 May 2025, the EU-Japan equivalence agreement has been updated to include organic products of animal origin and organic alcoholic beverages in the scope of organic equivalence.
The Organic Japanese Agricultural Standards have been revised and become effective from July 31, 2024 for processed products and feed and from January 1, 2025 for products of plant and animal origin.
The following are the link necessary for consultation:
https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/standard/specific/organic_JAS.html#Organic%20Standards
All interested operators can contact amalia.rueda@bioagricert.org