{"topic_id":"jp-label-2026_002","category":"japan-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: jp-label-2026_002\ncategory: japan-2026\ntitle: \"Japan Pet Food Ingredient Labeling: Category, Use and Collective Name Tables\"\nlang: en\nsource: jp_petfood_label_check_2026_maff_1-9.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-19\ntokens_estimated: 400\nverification: {method: substring_match, claims: 25, passed: 25, date: 2026-07-19}\n---\n\nIngredient names (原材料名) under the Pet Food Safety Act, per MAFF's June 2026 check sheet:\n\nAll ingredients used, including additives, must in principle be listed in Japanese (原則、使用した全ての原材料（添加物を含む）を日本語で記載); processing aids (加工助剤) may be omitted (表示を省略することができます, see MAFF Q&A).\n\nTable 1 category names (第1表): an ingredient shown only by category name must use a Table 1 name (e.g. 穀類, 肉類, 魚介類, 油脂類, 野菜類, 乳類). Relaxations: fish-only ingredients → 「魚類」; 肉類 → 「畜肉類」; poultry-only → 「家きん類」又は「家禽類」.\n\nTable 2 use names (第2表 用途名, e.g. 甘味料, 着色料, 保存料, 増粘安定剤, 酸化防止剤, 発色剤): additives with a listed use must show both the additive name and the use name (添加物名と用途名の両方), e.g. 酸化防止剤（ミックストコフェロール）. Colorants whose substance name contains 「色」 may omit the use name; multiple polysaccharides → 「増粘多糖類」 without substance names.\n\nTable 3 collective names (第3表 一括名): イーストフード, 香料, かんすい, 酸味料, 酵素, 調味料, 光沢剤, 豆腐用凝固剤, 苦味料, 乳化剤, ｐＨ調整剤, 膨張剤.\n\n「ビタミン類」「ミネラル類」「アミノ酸類」 alone: only for cans of 100 g or less, or labelable area of 120 cm² or less (内容量が100g以下の缶詰又は表示可能面積が120cm2以下).\n\nListing order is not regulated by the Act (原材料名の記載順序は特に規定していません), but descending order (多い順に記載) is desirable for consumer information.\n\nEnforcement notice: 「愛がん動物用飼料の安全性の確保に関する法律の施行について」(平成２１年５月２９日付け２１消安第２２３６号、環自総発第090529009号).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":400,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}