特とく定てい保ほ健けん用よう食しょく品ひん

noun

food for specified health uses; FOSHU

A Japanese regulatory category for foods approved to carry health claims, such as cholesterol reduction or blood sugar management. Often abbreviated as 特保 (とくほ).

See also: トクホ

• このヨーグルトは特とく定てい保ほ健けん用よう食しょく品ひんに認にん定ていされています。

  This yogurt is certified as a Food for Specified Health Uses.

• 特とく定てい保ほ健けん用よう食しょく品ひんのマークがついている商しょう品ひんを選えらぶ。

  I choose products that carry the FOSHU mark.