Labelling

Best before dates in Japan have to be written in a special order. Unfortunately the order for Japan is not commonly used outside of Japan. While ingredients lists do not change if the production methods stay the same, best before dates constantly change and it can therefore be difficult for the producer to affix for the Japanese market, leaving the importer to do this. Furthermore, with increased use of connected devices by consummer, the EU and Japan should engage in discussions on how to best come up with guideines on how to use digital labelling to complement and for certain information replace printed labelling.