TheJapanese Agricultural Standards (日本農林規格 (Nihon Nōrin Kikaku)) arestandards for theagriculture industry maintained by theJapanese Government. They are comparable toJapanese Industrial Standards but for food andagricultural products. Once a product has passed tests conducted bygovernment-backed rating bureaus the JAS seal (right) is appended to the product.[1]
The JAS originally covered only horticultural products such asfruit andvegetables, livestock feed, and processed products of horticultural origin. This has been extended to include livestock products such as animals,eggs and processed animal products such ascheese. This Standard does not currently coverapiculture (honey & bee products) oraquaculture. It also does not cover non-agricultural products such as textiles or health & beauty products. It does include the grading of lumber for import into Japan. JAS #1 lumber, often called J lumber, is the highest quality dimensional lumber; it has very few knots or blemishes and is very straight.
International organizations that can certify to these standards include theOrganic Crop Improvement Association.
Three groups of documents cover the Standard: JAS Law, the JAS Standards & and the technical criteria.
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