On September 18 , 2024 , the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries revised the standards for high fructose syrup and sweetened high fructose syrup, which will be implemented from the date of release. Main content:
( 1 ) The new product standards include fructose content greater than 35% ;
( 2 ) Newly added product labels: product name, storage method, shelf life, name of raw materials, name and address of production and processing enterprise, country of origin;
( 3 ) Partial revision of the method for measuring sugar refractive index, etc.
For more details, see:
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/jas_kikaku/attach/pdf/kokujikaisei-550.pdf