Japan |Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 17 March 2022 (under MHLW Notification No. 72 of 2022) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959 ) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isoeugenol, Oxyclozanide, Canthaxanthin, Clethodim, Acetylisovaleryltylosin, Sedaxane, Trimethoprim, Halofuginone, Fluazinam, Flutianil, Propargite, Foramsulfuron, Maduramicin, Mandipropamid, Metamifop and Robenidine based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947 ).

Main revisions:

1) Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Partial amendments has been made for the MRL of Isoeugenol, Oxyclozanide, Canthaxanthin, Clethodim, Acetylisovaleryltylosin, Sedaxane, Trimethoprim, Halofuginone, Fluazinam, Flutianil, Propargite, Foramsulfuron, Maduramicin, Mandipropamid, Metamifop and Robenidine.

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 one year from the announcement of this notification.

[Source document]:

［令和4年3月17日生食発0317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（イソオイゲノール、オキシクロザニド、カンタキサンチン、クレトジム、酢酸イソ吉草酸タイロシン、セダキサン、トリメトプリム、ハロフジノン、フルアジナム、フルチアニル、プロパルギット、ホラムスルフロン、マデュラマイシン、マンジプロパミド、メタミホップ、ロベニジン）

Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc. (MHLW Notification No. 72 of 2022) - Isoeugenol, Oxyclozanide, Canthaxanthin, Clethodim, Acetylisovaleryltylosin, Sedaxane, Trimethoprim, Halofuginone, Fluazinam, Flutianil, Propargite, Foramsulfuron, Maduramicin, Mandipropamid, Metamifop and Robenidine

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Japan |Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.

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