U.S.-Japan supplement groups collaborate
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Representatives from the National Nutritional Foods Association of Japan and two U.S. supplement trade groups met in Tokyo June 6 to establish a working group to facilitate sharing regulatory and legislative information between the countries. The collaboration between NNFA-J, the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural Products Association aims to increase Japanese consumers' access to supplements and foster trade between the U.S. and Japan, the groups say. NNFA-J plans to send a delegation to Washington to meet with CRN and NPA later this year. The groups plan to share information about regulations and legislation affecting issues including health claims, food safety and ingredients for food and supplement products...
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