Poundage surveys of flavoring substances used in Japan (2020)

Abstract

The Japan Flavor & Fragrance Materials Association (JFFMA) conducted a survey on flavoring substances used in Japan from January to December 2020 in line with the global poundage survey conducted by the International Organization of Flavor Industry (IOFI) every five years. The results of the latest survey on the poundage of food flavoring substances are reported here. The 2020 flavoring substance count in Japan was 1,843, and the total poundage was 1,272 tons. It was generally confirmed in the current poundage survey that “a small quantity of a wide variety of flavoring substances” is used. Furthermore, for newly designated flavoring substances, the estimated intake was equal to or less than the acceptable intake for the concerned structure class or there was a sufficient margin between the estimated intake and the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL), confirming its safe usage.