In the fiscal year 2020,around 1,071 products in Japan received permission to be labeled as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU). Since 2012, the number of permitted FOSHU products remained steadily above one thousand.
The FOSHU label designates food products with scientifically recognized health-promoting effects. Products bearing the label received the government's approval to be promoted with such health claims.
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Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. (July 30, 2021). Number of products certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. "Number of products certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Chart. July 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. (2021). Number of products certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan from 2011 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association. "Number of Products Certified as "Foods for Specified Health Uses" (Foshu) in Japan from 2011 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/
Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, Number of products certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan from 2011 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Number of products certified as "foods for specified health uses" (FOSHU) in Japan from 2011 to 2020 [Graph], Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, July 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196260/japan-number-foshu-products/
