Translations:Vitamin B6/33/en

Health claims

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) set up the 'Foods for Specified Health Uses' (特定保健用食品; FOSHU) regulatory system in 1991 to individually approve the statements made on food labels concerning the effects of foods on the human body. The regulatory range of FOSHU was later broadened to allow for the certification of capsules and tablets. In 2001, MHLW enacted a new regulatory system, 'Foods with Health Claims' (保健機能食品; FHC), which consists of the existing FOSHU system and the newly established 'Foods with Nutrient Function Claims' (栄養機能表示食品; FNFC), under which claims were approved for any product containing a specified amount per serving of 12 vitamins, including vitamin B₆, and two minerals. To make a health claim based on a food's vitamin B₆ content, the amount per serving must be in the range of 0.3–25 mg. The allowed claim is: "Vitamin B₆ is a nutrient that helps produce energy from protein and helps maintain healthy skin and mucous membranes."