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is a trade organization of the dietary/food supplements, acting from global perspective. |
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| We contribute to the sound development of dietary/food supplements market in Japan making consumer satisfaction and reassurance of safety in a primary concern. We exchange opinions frequently with U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Embassy and ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in Japan), and has made joint proposals to Japanese Government. Furthermore, AIFN announced collaborative partnership with CRN-US (Council for Responsible Nutrition) and NPA (Natural Products Association), and has started supportive activities for deregulation of the market and realization of fundamental law of dietary/food supplements. |
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What's New
| ■AIFN Annual Assembly in 2009 was held on May 27 at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan. |
| Annual Assembly and Conference summary: |
| ・ New organization name was approved, and Chairman and President were newly elected. ・ The theory of “Health GDP”, one of the strategic plans in AIFN, was presented. |
| Anniversary Seminar: |
| “Global Affairs of Dietary /Food Supplements” John Venardos, Chairman of AIFN, and Director of CRN-US (Council for Responsible Nutrition) and NPA (Natural Products Association) |
| Anniversary Seminar: |
| “The impact of Dietary /Food Supplements (Integrated Medicine) on Health Care Expenditure” Masakazu Furukawa, Ph.D. (Economics), Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University. |
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＊Health GDP mouse over here!
“Health GDP” is a new term advocated by AIFN. It is calculated by “GDP – total loss caused by disease”. In order to increase Health GDP, reduction of medical care cost is essential, and for that purpose, taking dietary/food supplements are one of the most effective ways.AIFN will precede the academic research project of Health GDP, to verify economic impact of dietary/food supplements cutting cost of medical care in Japan.
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