抄録
In April 2015, the Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan introduced a new system on foods, called Foods with Function Claims. The food products are to be labelled clearly with nutritional function based on certain scientific evidence. The food business operators are required to submit with collect information on the food's effectiveness and safety. The foods submitted are disclosed on the website of the Consumer Affairs Agency. The new system on foods may be valuable for consumers when they select a proper food for their health. In this paper, we described a subject to be solved in this system on foods because of the scientific terms of Foods for Health Claims are not clear. In general, foods contain essential substances for our health and the nutrients of the Foods with Function Claims are crucial in the metabolism process. However, the function of the nutrients may have a limited effect on human health when compared to that of medicine. It is very important for customers to know that the Foods with Function Claim are not medicine. In conclusion, the technical terms of the new system on foods, Foods with Function Claims, should be explained clearly for customers by the academic association of nutrition.
