Outline of Proposed Amendments   
 
・JAS format shall be amended in  accordance with JIS Z 8301.    
・Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Livestock Products (JAS1608)   
Items   Proposed Amendments   
3 Terms and Definitions 
 
(Old Article 3 (Definitions)) 
 3.20 Roughages ※New provision  
Roughages: forage, fodder crops (Note ¹) (limited to those consisting of the entire 
above ground parts including stems and leaves),  crop residues (Note ²) or wild plants 
that are fresh/dried or prepared for silage. 
(Note ¹): Fodder crops include corn, rice, wheat, etc.  
(Note ²): Crop residues include the remaining stems or leaves etc. (such as rice straw, 
wheat straw, etc.), after harvesting the edible seeds portion of the crops,  
5 Breeding and Production 
Methods 
 
(Old Article 4 (Criteria for 
Raising and Production methods)  
 5.3 Livestock or poultry ※Amended as follows  
5.3.4- b)-3) Number of newly introduced livestock for the purpose of expanding the 
production scale shall be 50% or less of the total number of livestock being raised.   
5.4 Feeding ※Amended as follows 
5.4.1-b) feed made from natural substances or substances derived from natural 
sources which have not undergone chemical treatment, and intended for vitamin and 
mineral supplementation. However, if such feed is difficult to obtain, feed additives 
intended for vitamin and mineral supplementation may be fed. 
Appendix H  
 
(Old Appended Table 8 Conditions for renewal of 
the number of livestock) Appendix H 
※Amended conditions for renewal of the number of livestock as follows 
Bovine raised for the purpose of producing milk: 
Less than 15%10% of the average number of delivered bovine per business year.  
Appendix K 
 
(Old Appended Table 11 
Substances for preparation or other purposes) 
 Appendix K 
※Amended criteria of substances for preparation or other purposes as follows 
Ozone: Limited to the use only for the purpose of disinfecting meat in the process of 
dismantling  or cleaning eggs  
 
※Added substances for preparation or other purposes 
Nitrogen 
Oxygen 
Carbon dioxide 
 