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In March 2022, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) released its revised Health Supplements Guidelines (“HS Guidelines“). This is accompanied…

New regulations aim to protect the legacy of Japanese whisky Credit: PA This week, in a landmark move, Japanese whisky producers took the first steps to safeguard the future of their spirit. Introducing new regulations to help strengthen the provenance of Japanese whisky, it comes amidst a rising tide of ‘fakes’ being mis-sold to unwitting consumers around the world – and will protect the reputation and legacy of the countrys industry. The regulations, issued by the Japan Spirits & Li...

Some Japanese whiskies can no longer be called Japanese whisky, according to new rules. Photo: Filepic Like Japanese whisky? Well, it turns out that the Japanese whisky you think you may be drinking might not be Japanese at all. The big news this week in the whisky world has been the new rules for the labelling of Japanese whiskies, which clearly define what is ‘Japanese whisky’. Why is this big news? Well, because many ‘Japanese whisky’ brands in the market currently are actually blend...