48 Local Disaster Prevention Leaders in Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture Experience "Optimized Nutrition Food Certified Products"
The Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association held a lecture and tasting session on "Optimized Nutrition Food" for 48 local disaster prevention leaders at a self-disaster prevention organization training session hosted by Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture. The aim was to raise awareness about addressing nutritional challenges during disasters and to let them experience the usefulness of optimized nutrition food as disaster relief.
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The Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association (Chairman: Yu Ito) held a lecture and tasting session on "Optimized Nutrition Food" at the "Self-Disaster Prevention Organization Training Session" hosted by Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
Scenes from the Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association lecture and Hyogo Prefectural Arima High School lecture.
On this occasion, the Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association conducted a lecture on the importance of "optimized nutrition food" and a tasting session of certified products for 48 representatives of self-disaster prevention organizations in Sanda City at the self-disaster prevention organization training session.
The lecture focused on "Responding to Health Issues During Disasters," explaining the concerns about nutritional imbalances that arise during disasters and the difficulties of managing meals during evacuation. At the tasting session, participants actually tried "Kanzen Meshi Curry Meshi European Curry," which has also obtained disaster food certification, allowing them to experience the usefulness of "optimized nutrition food" as disaster relief.
In the first half of the training session, Hyogo Prefectural Arima High School's "Disaster Prevention Junior Leaders" also presented their activity report, sharing valuable lessons learned from their volunteer work in the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The sincere presentations by these next-generation students garnered deep interest from the participating local leaders, making it a meaningful opportunity to consider nutritional care in both daily life and emergencies.
Furthermore, the association and Sanda City signed an "Agreement on Cooperation for Food Procurement Support During Disasters" on February 19, 2026. This agreement aims to strengthen the system for protecting citizens' health by promptly supplying "optimized nutrition food" at the city's request during disasters. The association will continue to work closely with Sanda City on food support initiatives related to disaster prevention.
■ About the "Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association"
1. Purpose
To contribute to people's well-being (being in a good physical, mental, and social state) through food that is appropriately and well-balanced in key nutrients, tailored to each individual's age, gender, lifestyle, etc., by conducting the following activities.
2. Business Activities
(1) Standardization of optimized nutrition food and its evaluation
(2) Registration of nutritional design standards for optimized nutrition food and product certification
(3) Research and study on optimized nutrition food
(4) Activities for the dissemination of optimized nutrition food
(5) Other necessary activities to achieve the objectives of the association, in addition to those listed in the preceding items.
■ What is "Optimized Nutrition Food"?
Optimized nutrition food is food whose key nutrients are appropriately and well-balanced according to each individual's age, gender, lifestyle, etc., and whose health effects on the target population have been verified through human trials. The Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association has registered nutritional designs for optimized nutrition food and conducted product certification. Since the first certification of optimized nutrition food in July 2023, the cumulative shipment volume of certified products has exceeded 54 million meals*1.
■ About the "Optimized Nutrition Food" Certification Mark
The "Optimized Nutrition Food Association" and "Optimized Nutrition Food" certification marks are granted only to products that fully meet the nutritional design standards registered with the association.
■ "Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association" Website
[URL] https://www.saiteki-eiyo.org
*1 Calculated from the cumulative shipment volume of "Optimized Nutrition Food Certified Products" from July 3, 2023, to March 31, 2026 (according to the association's survey).
Scenes from the Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association lecture and Hyogo Prefectural Arima High School lecture.
On this occasion, the Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association conducted a lecture on the importance of "optimized nutrition food" and a tasting session of certified products for 48 representatives of self-disaster prevention organizations in Sanda City at the self-disaster prevention organization training session.
The lecture focused on "Responding to Health Issues During Disasters," explaining the concerns about nutritional imbalances that arise during disasters and the difficulties of managing meals during evacuation. At the tasting session, participants actually tried "Kanzen Meshi Curry Meshi European Curry," which has also obtained disaster food certification, allowing them to experience the usefulness of "optimized nutrition food" as disaster relief.
In the first half of the training session, Hyogo Prefectural Arima High School's "Disaster Prevention Junior Leaders" also presented their activity report, sharing valuable lessons learned from their volunteer work in the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The sincere presentations by these next-generation students garnered deep interest from the participating local leaders, making it a meaningful opportunity to consider nutritional care in both daily life and emergencies.
Furthermore, the association and Sanda City signed an "Agreement on Cooperation for Food Procurement Support During Disasters" on February 19, 2026. This agreement aims to strengthen the system for protecting citizens' health by promptly supplying "optimized nutrition food" at the city's request during disasters. The association will continue to work closely with Sanda City on food support initiatives related to disaster prevention.
■ About the "Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association"
1. Purpose
To contribute to people's well-being (being in a good physical, mental, and social state) through food that is appropriately and well-balanced in key nutrients, tailored to each individual's age, gender, lifestyle, etc., by conducting the following activities.
2. Business Activities
(1) Standardization of optimized nutrition food and its evaluation
(2) Registration of nutritional design standards for optimized nutrition food and product certification
(3) Research and study on optimized nutrition food
(4) Activities for the dissemination of optimized nutrition food
(5) Other necessary activities to achieve the objectives of the association, in addition to those listed in the preceding items.
■ What is "Optimized Nutrition Food"?
Optimized nutrition food is food whose key nutrients are appropriately and well-balanced according to each individual's age, gender, lifestyle, etc., and whose health effects on the target population have been verified through human trials. The Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association has registered nutritional designs for optimized nutrition food and conducted product certification. Since the first certification of optimized nutrition food in July 2023, the cumulative shipment volume of certified products has exceeded 54 million meals*1.
■ About the "Optimized Nutrition Food" Certification Mark
The "Optimized Nutrition Food Association" and "Optimized Nutrition Food" certification marks are granted only to products that fully meet the nutritional design standards registered with the association.
■ "Japan Optimized Nutrition Food Association" Website
[URL] https://www.saiteki-eiyo.org
*1 Calculated from the cumulative shipment volume of "Optimized Nutrition Food Certified Products" from July 3, 2023, to March 31, 2026 (according to the association's survey).