On January 21, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan issued the No. 4 Provincial Decree stating that the relevant content of cellular esterase is now added to the Provincial Decree on the Ingredient Specifications of Feed a
Jan 28, 2022On November 2, 2021, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan issued an announcement to revise the food labeling standards. The feedback period is 60 days after the WTO Secretariat distributes it. The main revisions are:(1) Since high-oleic acid soybean
Nov 11, 2021On October 25, 2021, Japan solicited public comments on the partial revision of the Liquor Tax Law and the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Alcohol Administrative Law (draft), and the feedback period ends on December 1, 2021. The main revised c
Nov 03, 2021In May 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) issued an announcement on the revision of standards for some foods and food additives (0527 No. 1), which is proposing to amend the maximum residue limits of Ethaboxam, Oxfendazole an
Nov 02, 2021According to the data on violation of Japanese Food Sanitation Law in food exported to Japan from July to September 2021 issued by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), Foodmate analyses that in the third quarter of 2021, MHLW notified 4
Oct 13, 2021On September 15, the Consumer Agency of Japan issued Announcement No. 389 of the Digestion Table, which is now revising the Appendix GM Food Inspection Methods that have passed safety review in the Regarding Food Labeling Standards. This time, a new metho
Sep 16, 2021On September 6, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a bulletin to be developed Japanese agricultural standard on soybean meat products, feedback period is 60 days. The main content to be formulated is:1. Processing so
Sep 10, 2021On August 18, 2021, the JapaneseMinistry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW)published a revised version of itspositive listof substances allowed for use in food contact materials (FCMs). The regulation applies to utensils, containers, and packaging made
Sep 02, 2021On August 10, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan issued the Japanese Food Composition Standards 2020 (8th Edition), and the original Japanese Food Composition Standards 2015 (7th Edition) was expired accordingly. The new version has
Aug 13, 2021On July 30, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that from July 30, 2021, the prohibition on the use of synthetic resin additives in milk and other utensils and containers and packaging in the Food Sanitation Law shall be rep
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