Browse by regulatory framework

Filter ingredients by the regulatory category they fall under in Japan. This view is most useful when you already know which legal framework your finished product needs to comply with — quasi-drug, FFC notification, Tokuho, food additive, or general cosmetic.

Culinary ingredient
512
Ingredients used primarily in cooking, food manufacturing, and culinary applications.
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Cosmetic (一般化粧品)
76
General cosmetic ingredients permitted under Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act for cosmetic use.
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Dietary supplement (健康食品)
25
Ingredients commonly used in general health-food supplements (without function claims).
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Kampo (漢方)
20
Ingredients used in Kampo formulations or Japanese / Chinese traditional medicine.
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FFC-eligible (機能性表示食品)
18
Ingredients with published evidence enabling Foods with Function Claims (機能性表示食品) notifications.
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Quasi-drug active (薬用化粧品有効成分)
15
Active ingredients listed by Japan's 厚生労働省 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) for medicated cosmetics (薬用化粧品). Use requires Yakkihō quasi-drug filing.
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Food additive (食品添加物)
10
Designated, existing, or natural food additives under the Food Sanitation Act.
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Tokuho (特定保健用食品)
3
Ingredients used in Foods for Specified Health Uses (特定保健用食品) — individually approved by the Consumer Affairs Agency.
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