Abstract
In order to ensure the safety of edible salt, the Salt Industry Center of Japan has examined the basis of applying legal restrictions on the safety of food. Recently, a manufacturing standard, as one of the voluntary standards for ensuring safety of food has been established by this center. This manufacturing standard enables the verification that not only the product but also raw sea water and the manufacturing process are safe. In addition, we performed a study applying the CODEX standard, which is an international standard, to the specifications of salt, and we are also working on the correspondence of the Japanese Positive List System concerning residual agricultural chemicals in food.
