www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/91290-us-japanese-partnership-will-recognize-each-others-organic-program-as-identical
US-Japanese partnership will recognize each other's organic program as identical
The move will allow each country easier access to the other's markets.
September 27, 2013
USDA announced a partnership with the Japanese government that will recognize each country's organic program as identical, allowing access to each other's markets. US organic exports to Japan are currently estimated at $80 million, with growth due to the arrangement expected to reach at least $250 million in 10 years, according to USDA. Formal letters creating the partnership were exchanged at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, MD.
