Study panels set up by the agriculture and health ministries agreed at a joint meeting Tuesday to unify freshness labels on food products to avoid confusing consumers, government officials said.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry currently compels food companies to use wording that complies with the Japanese Agricultural Standards law, while the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry mandates the use of labels that comply with the Food Sanitation Law.
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