On March 9, 2023, the Japan Consumer Agency issued Proposal No. 235080069, which intends to revise the special-purpose food labeling licensing regulations.
Mar 13, 2023On February 6, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) issued Draft No. 550003650, which intends to revise the method for the determination of catechins in green tea. The feedback period ends on March 7, 2023.
Feb 14, 2023On January 26, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued "Notice 0126 No. 1 of Drug Raw Food Delivery", which lifted the restrictions on promethazine in Chinese clams, triaconazole in carrots, thiamethoxam in garlic
Feb 07, 2023On January 19, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued Announcement No. 0119 of Raw Foods to revise the "Rules for the Implementation of the Food Sanitation Law".
Feb 06, 2023According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), bird flu broke out again in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and about 100,000 chickens began to be culled.
Jan 11, 2023On 2 December 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan released the results of a survey of radioactive substances in food that was conducted between February and March 2022. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare commi
Dec 14, 2022Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Sputnik) -- More than 4 million chickens have been culled for bird flu in Japan since the start of the year, Kyodo News reported, citing the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministryinformation.Because of the critical situation, the mini
Dec 09, 2022On November 30, 2022, the Japan ConsumerAffairsAgency issued a notice to revise the Food Labeling Standard. Major revisions include:(1) Walnuts are to be included in the list of allergen ingredients that should be labeled on food labels;(2) The inclusion
Dec 09, 2022About 110,000 chickens will be culled after an outbreak of bird flu in Tottori prefecture on the western main island of Honshu, reportedNHK.On November 30, staff at a poultry farm in Tottori City found about 40 dead chickens suspected of an outbreak of av
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