• Japan
• MHLW
• Revise
• Inspection
• Methods
• GM
• Food
• Without
• Safety
• Examination

On 28 March 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued announcement, which will adopt the revised "Inspection Methods for Genetically Modified Foods without Safety Examination" for GM testing of imported foods.

• Japanese
• Scallops
• Export
• US
• SoutheastAsia
• China
• Shortfall
• Seafood

In 2022, Japan exported about 96,000 tonnes of scallops to China. Exports to China plummeted to to 49,000 tonnes in 2023 after the Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea last August.

• Japanese
• Company
• AEON
• Recall
• TOPVALU
• Mineral
• Water

On April 4, 2024, according to Japanese media news, Japanese retail company AEON announced the recall of about 860,000 bottles of mineral water in Japan, because some customers said its mineral water emitted musty smell.

• Japan
• MHLW
• Release
• Imported
• Food
• Surveillance
• Plan
• 2024
• Chinese
• Food

On March 28, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued Circular 0328 No. 1 and No. 2, releasing the inspection plan and enhanced monitoring and inspection plan for imported food in fiscal year 2024.

• Taiwan
• Japan
• Imported
• dried
• PacificSaury
• Detect
• Carcinogens
• Exceeding
• Limit
• Food
• Safety

On 26 March 2024, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) released a list of food products that failed the border inspection, showing that a batch of Japanese baked dried Pacific saury was detected to contain pollutants and toxins that did not comply w

• Japan
• KobayashiPharmaceutical
• Health
• Care
• Products
• Containing
• Monascus
• Ingredients
• Cause
• Death
• MHLW

On March 27, 2024, according to Japanese media news, KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL's health care products containing monascus ingredients have caused 2 deaths and 106 hospitalizations.

• Japanese
• Food
• Company
• Expect
• Government
• Loosen
• Control
• Cell-based
• Foods

12 food-related companies in Japan are participating in the promotion of plant-based foods, includingSojitz, Sojitz Foods and Marine Foods.

• Japan
• KOBAYASHI
• PHARMACEUTICAL
• Health
• Products
• Containing
• Monascus
• Ingredients
• Food
• Safety

On March 25, 2024, according to Japanese media news, 33 people have developed abnormal health conditions such as kidney disease after taking health products containing monascus ingredients produced by KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICA Co., LTD., and 26 of them have

• Japan
• MHLW
• Issue
• Guidelines
• Verification
• Analytical
• Methods
• Food
• Additives
• Revise
• Testing
• Methods

On March 8, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued Circular 0308 Basic Food No. 2 and 0308 Food Monitoring Circular No. 2, issuing the "Guidelines for Verification of Analytical Methods for Food Additives in Food"

• Japan
• MHLW
• recall
• Chinese
• Flavoured
• Seasoning

On 7 March 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued food recall information RCL202400517, recalling a Chinese-made flavoured seasoning.