Japan | Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc. (MHLW No.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 18 Jun, 2020 (under MHLW Notification No. 238 of 2020) a partial amendment of specifications and standards for foods, food additives (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Iminoctadine, Difenoconazole, Thifluzamide, Permethrin, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and Metyltetraprole based on Article13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Additionally, Difenoconazole has been added to no. 1 of the Appended Table 1 (under MHLW Ordinance No. 130 of 2020) based on Article12, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
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Food additives related revisions
(1) Ministerial revision
Difenoconazole has been added to no. 1 of the Appended Table 1 based on Article12, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
(2) Specifications and standards revisions
Based on the provisions of Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Act, the specifications and standards for difenoconazole have been established.
Further, based on the provisions of the same paragraph,Isoalpha bitter acid, higher fatty acid (caprylic acid), higher fatty acid (capric acid), higher fatty acid (stearic acid), higher fatty acid (palmitic acid), higher fatty acid (behenic acid), higher fatty acid (myristic acid), higher fatty acid ( (Lauric acid) and quicklime have been established and the compositional standards ethyl acetoacetate has been revised. As a result, the C reagent and test solution were revised.
Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) related revisions
(1) Specifications and standards revisions
The MRL for Iminoctadine, Difenoconazole, Thifluzamide, Permethrin, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and Metyltetraprole have been established based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
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(1) 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.
(2) The revised regulations shall not apply for Isoalpha bitter acid, higher fatty acid (caprylic acid), higher fatty acid (capric acid), higher fatty acid (stearic acid), higher fatty acid (palmitic acid), higher fatty acid (behenic acid), higher fatty acid (myristic acid), higher fatty acid (lauric acid) and quicklime manufactured, processed, or imported the date of one year from the date of notification.
(3) For ethyl acetoacetate that is manufactured, processed, or imported before the date of one year from the date of notification, the previous example may still apply.
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