Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 133 | Classification | MHW-87 |
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| Date of Acceptance | November 16, 1983 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (JETRO) |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Health and Welfare | Related Laws | The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law |
| Complainant | Domestic firm | Exporting Countries | |
| Subject | Concerning natural vitamin E, 1. Handling of products as a food in Japan which is sold in US as a food. 2. Handling of products as a food in Japan, irrespective of the content of natural vitamin E. |
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| Details of Measures | 1. It was explained to the complainant that the products containing vitamin E would be handled as a food if they do not bear the indication of effects as a drug, and their shape, usage and dosage are not indistinguishable from those of a drug. 2. It was further explained as follows no regulation of content is made concerning vitamin E as a food now. |
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| Classification of Processing | 1. Ca 2. Ca |
Directions | 1. I-b 2. I-b |
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