Pet-food nutrient minima — Japan (honest gap)
Nutrient-matrix (JP) — honest gap recorded 2026-08-16 (Tokyo-relay egress attempt).
- No statutory pet-food nutrient minimum to quote.
- Japan's Pet Food Safety Act (ペットフードの安全性に関する法律) covers SAFETY, not nutrition; MAFF sets no statutory pet nutrient minimum. MAFF (maff.go.jp) returned HTTP 403 on the relay this session.
- Status: HONEST GAP — Japan has no statutory pet-food nutrient profile. Do not fabricate.
- Re-confirmed 2026-08-17: Japan Pet Food Safety Act (ペットフードの安全性に関する法律) covers SAFETY only; MAFF sets no statutory pet nutrient minimum. Honest gap (MAFF 403 on relay is consistent).
> Method: derived_from_dataset (gap record only). No claim is verifiable as a first-hand substring this session; this topic deliberately asserts nothing quotable.