According to the press release issued on March 6, 2000 by MAFF, the circle on the left represents the sun; two circles overlapping one another on the right represent a patch of cloud interacting with the sun. This represents the nature, and the leaf (organic products) is the product nurtured and grown by the energy naturally exists in nature without the use of synthetic fertilizer or pesticide. The roundness of the entire design indicates the gentleness organic products possesses upon us and our environment.
Organic JAS Seal
The Ecocert-QAI Japan JAS seal is required to be affixed on all products certified by EQJ to be in compliance with JAS standards and to be sold as organic in Japan. Before the JAS seal is affixed, approved and documented JAS grading inspections must occur.
The JAS seal must appear on all:
- retail products sold as organic in Japan
- packaged products sold as “JAS certified”
- possible shipping documents for unlabeled bulk
JAS seal requirements:
- height of A must be a minimum of 5mm tall
- B is twice the size of A
- D is 3/10 the size of C
- certifier’s name must appear below the JAS mark (don’t omit the hyphen for Ecocert-QAI Japan!)
- height of the certifier’s name should be the same as the size of D
For more information, contact:
ECOCERT-QAI JAPAN
Kanagawa Science Park West 300-D 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki 213-0012
Telephone: (81) 03-5413-7330 Fax: (81) 04-4833-626 e-mail: sales@ecocert.qai.jp