A collaborative initiative linking filing support for Japanese companies with support for Korean companies expanding overseas, based on the differences between Japan's and South Korea's notification systems for Foods with Function Claims, was presented at a seminar at CPHI Korea 2026. Japan's （株）ユーザーライフサイエンス and South Korea's Research Mentor are working together to strengthen their support structure going forward.
Practical information was provided on the filing process for Korean companies entering the Japanese market, in light of changes to Japan's Foods with Function Claims system. The CPHI Korea 2026 seminar explained the key points of recent revisions to Japan's system and the importance of the supporting studies and papers.
Onuki Koichiro (大貫宏一郎), Chairman of the Board of （株）ユーザーライフサイエンス, and Dean Kwak of Research Mentor spoke at the event. The 2 companies shared their policy of working together going forward to support filings under Japan's Foods with Function Claims system and Japanese companies expanding into South Korea and other overseas markets. The session was titled “The Era of Foods with Function Claims in Japan: What Should You Prepare?”