JAPAN: DIETARY SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING VITAMIN A The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.35. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAPAN. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare. 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Dietary supplement containing vitamin A (HS: 2106.90). 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Warning To Women Within Three Month Pregnancy or Who Expect To Be Pregnant In No More Than Three Months On the Over-Intake of Vitamin A (available in Japanese, 3 pages). 6. Description of content: Labelling requirement for dietary supplement containing vitamin A to indicate that women who are within three month pregnancy and who expect to be pregnant in no more than three months should avoid the over-intake of vitamin A. 7. Objective and rationale: To provide clear information on labelling on foods (protection of pregnant women's health). 8. Relevant documents: The basic Law is the Food Sanitation Law. The said emergency measure is described in the Notification No.100 of the Director of the Office of Health Policy on Newly Developed Food, Environmental Health Bureau dated 26 December 1995. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: 26 December 1995. 10. Final date for comments: - N/A. (065)

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