Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Livestock Products
(Notification No. 1608 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005) (Provisional Translation)
Established : October 27, 2005
Partial Revision: October 27, 2006
Partial Revision: March 28, 2012
(Purpose)
Article 1 The purpose of this standard is to define the criteria of production methods for organic livestock products.
(Principles of Production of Organic Livestock Products)
Article 2 Organic livestock products are, in principle, manufactured from organic livestock raised in deference to their physiological and behavioral needs, on the basis of provision of providing feeds produced by reducing pressure on the environment as much as possible and the avoidance of use of veterinary drugs, to sustain and enhance the natural cyclical function of agriculture.
