Mineral water (HS Code: 22.01), beverages (HS Code: 22.02)
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act.
Japan will put in place new standards of Arsenic, Boron, Manganese, Antimony and Nitrite-nitrogen for natural or sterilized mineral water. Additionally, Japan will deregulate standards for manufacturing standards of Iron and hardness (Calcium, Magnesium) for beverages.