We provide prior consultation for applicants who submit application documentation for the designation of food additives and the revision of use standards.　　　　　

【Procedure for the application】
・The Procedure for Preparing Application Documents for Designation of Food Additives and Revision of Standards Use of Food Additives" (2025)（Japanese only）

FADCC has created Procedures for the four categories of additives (Food additives in general※, Enzymes, Food additives for fortification, Flavoring substances) based on the request categories (Designation,Revision of specifications, Revision of standards for use). Please refer to this when preparing the draft Overview document.
※Food additives in general:Additives other than Enzymes, Food additives for fortification, Flavoring substances

【Procedure for each request category created by FADCC】
・a Food additives in general
a-1 Designation　a-2 Revision of specifications　a-3 Revision of standards for use
・b Enzymes
b-1 Designation　b-2 Revision of specifications　b-3 Revision of standards for use
・c Food additives for fortification
c-1 Designation　c-2 Revision of specifications　c-3 Revision of standards for use
・d Flavoring substances
d-1 Designation　d-2 Revision of specifications　


Note:“The Procedure for Preparing Application Documents for Designation of Food Additives and Revision of Use Standards for Food Additives” was revised in 2025. You may browse the previous version (2014) here

⇒【Handbook for the Procedure】
The Handbook for the Procedure is FADCC's easy-to-understand explanations of the contents of the Procedure. We hope you will find it helpful when you prepare the Overview document for designation and revision of specifications or standards of food additives.
There is a table of contents for the document. Please open them with Adobe Reader, display the table of contents, and click on the item to open the corresponding page.

・Handbook for the Procedure General Notes


【Guidelines for Risk Assessment】
・Guidelines for the Risk Assessment of Food Additives (Revised Guideline for Assessment of the Effect of Food on Human Health Regarding Food Additives) [April, 2024]
・Guidelines for the Risk Assessment of Additives (Enzymes) in Foods [September 2021]
・Guidelines for the Risk Assessment of Food Additives for Fortification [September, 2021]
・Guidelines for the Assessment of Flavoring Substances in Foods on Health [September 2021]

【Japan’s Specifications and Standards for Food Additives, 10th edition (JSFA-X)】
　　Japan's Standards and Specifications for Food Additives