{"topic_id":"jp-microbial_001","category":"japan-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: jp-microbial_001\ncategory: JP-MICROBIAL\ntitle: \"Japan MAFF Pet Food Safety Act Overview — December 2025 (令和7年12月) [Overview]\"\nlang: en\nsource: jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 1320\nverification: {method: substring_match, claims: 3, passed: 3, status: verified, date: 2026-07-21, note: \"actual source = jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf (7-page, text layer); C1 confirmed: 農林水产省消费·安全局 ✓ / 平成20年法律第83号 ✓ / 制造业者·输入业者及贩卖业者 ✓\"}\n---\n\n# Japan MAFF Pet Food Safety Act Overview — December 2025 / 令和7年12月 [Overview]\n\n令和7年12月 / December 2025\n農林水産省消費・安全局 / MAFF Consumer & Food Safety Bureau\n畜水産安全管理課 / Animal & Aquatic Products Safety Division\n愛玩動物用飼料対策班 / Pet Feed Policy Office\n\n## 愛がん動物用飼料の安全性の確保に関する法律の概要 / Overview of the Pet Food Safety Act\n\n愛がん動物用飼料の安全性の確保に関する法律（平成20年法律第83号）/ Pet Food Safety Act (Act No. 83 of 2008)\n環境省と共管 / Jointly administered with the Ministry of the Environment\n\n### Key Points (English Summary)\n\n**Purpose**: To regulate the manufacture etc. of pet feed (ペットフード) so as to ensure its safety, thereby protecting the health of pet animals (pets) and contributing to animal welfare.\n\n**Ministerial Powers**: The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Minister of the Environment may set manufacturing-method standards and composition specifications; they may prohibit the manufacture, import or sale of pet feed that does not comply with these standards or that contains harmful substances; and they may order manufacturers, importers or sellers to take necessary measures such as disposal or recall.\n\n**Operator Duties**: Manufacturers or importers must notify both ministers of their name, business establishment name, etc.; manufacturers, importers and sellers (retail excluded) must record in books the names, quantities etc. of pet feed sold; the ministers may collect reports from operators and conduct on-site inspections.\n\n**Scope**: Dogs and cats (犬、猫). Subject items include anything provided for pet nutrition — complete diets (総合栄養食), as well as treats, snacks, supplements and gums. Out of scope: toys, tableware, cat grass, goldfish food.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/japan-2026/jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf` MAFF Consumer & Safety Bureau overview slides, December 2025 (令和7年12月)\n\n---\n\n## 日本語原文 (Original Japanese Text — 食料 pet food 安全をめぐる基礎データ)\n\nペットフードの安全確保するための体制の概要 / Overview of the Pet Food Safety System\n【製造方法等の基準・成分の規格を設定 / Set manufacturing-method standards and composition specifications】\n○ 基準・規格に合わないペットフードの製造等を禁止 / Prohibit manufacture/import/sale that does not comply\n○ 有害な物質を含むペットフードの製造等を禁止 / Prohibit manufacture/import/sale of products containing harmful substances\n○ 健康被害防止のためのペットフードの廃棄等の命令 / Order disposal/recall to prevent health damage\n\nペットフードの安全をめぐる基礎データ / Key Pet Food Safety Data:\n- ペットフードの届出事業者数 (Number of notified pet food operators): 製造業者 (manufacturers) 10,169 者 / 輸入業者 (importers) 1,039 者 (令和7年3月末時点 / as of end-March 2025)\n- 製品のリコール (Product recalls): Several per year domestically and overseas, varying by year\n- ペットフード出荷量 (Annual pet food shipment volume): 約56.8万トン (about 568,000 t / 令和5年度 = 2024年度)\n  - 国産品 約56% / 輸入品 約44% (domestic ~56% / imported ~44%)\n  - 犬用 約41% / 猫用 約56% / その他用 約4% (dog food ~41% / cat food ~56% / other ~4%)\n\nペットフードの出荷量の推移 (Annual Shipment Trends, 万トン):\n犬猫用ペットフードの近年の事故発生状況 (Recent Pet Food Safety Incidents, 令和7年3月末時点): 10 / 20 件 (varies by year)\n\n出典 / Source: ペットフード産業実態調査 (一般社団法人ペットフード協会 / Pet Food Industry Survey, Japan Pet Food Association)\n\nFor component standards (mycotoxins / heavy metals / pesticides / additives) and manufacturing-method standards, see companion topic `jp-standards_001`, `jp-standards_002`, `jp-manufacturing_001`.\nFor operator duties (notification, books, inspection), see companion topic `jp-import_001`.","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":828,"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."}