Japan | Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc. (MHLW No.
The Ministry of Health, Labour (MHLW) announced today, 2 Oct, 2019 (under MHLW Ordinance No. 140 of 2019) the partial amendment of specifications and standards for foods, food additives (Act. No. 370 of 1959) for Neomycin, Cyanophos, Tetradifon, Tetraniliprole, Bifenazate based on Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947).
Further, the regulations also revised the analytic method for chlorpromazine to be non-deductible in food substances, which is defined as a substance that is a component of agricultural chemicals, etc., based on the provisions of Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
Applicable Date:
This amendment shall apply from the day of notice. However, for the below food listed for each agricultural chemical etc., existing standards can still be used within 6 months from the announcement of this notification.
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［令和元年10月2日生食発1002第1号］食品、添加物等の規格基準の一部を改正する件について（シアノホス、テトラジホン、テトラニリプロール、ネオマイシン、ビフェナゼート、フルララネル、クロルプロマジン試験法）
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