Regulatory Updates
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 02 August 2016 | Final date for Comment: 01 October 2016
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide: Etofenprox. Japan has received some comments and relevant data through the WTO/SPS notification as G/SPS/N/JPN/435 circulated on 9 December 2015. The MHLW has decided to modify the draft maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Etofenprox in some commodities based on the provided data.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04) - Dairy produce and birds' eggsy (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.05 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 02 August 2016 | Final date for Comment: 01 October 2016
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide: Fluazifop-butyl. The draft maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fluazifop-butyl were circulated for comments through the WTO/SPS notification as G/SPS/N/JPN/458 on 10 May 2016. The MHLW has decided to modify the draft MRLs for Fluazifop-butyl in Cucumber and Strawberry because the MHLW found out that Fluazifop-butyl is not used for such commodities in Japan and other countries.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 02 August 2016 | Final date for Comment: 01 October 2016
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide: Fluazifop-butyl. The draft maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fluazifop-butyl were circulated for comments through the WTO/SPS notification as G/SPS/N/JPN/458 on 10 May 2016. The MHLW has decided to modify the draft MRLs for Fluazifop-butyl in Cucumber and Strawberry because the MHLW found out that Fluazifop-butyl is not used for such commodities in Japan and other countries.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties
Distribution date: 27 July 2016 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2016
The final date for comments of the proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/166 (20 June 2016) as "Draft Commission Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009" is now 31 August 2016.
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties
Distribution date: 27 July 2016 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2016
The final date for comments of the proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/166 (20 June 2016) as "Draft Commission Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009" is now 31 August 2016.
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts
Distribution date: 27 July 2016
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/155 (29 January 2016) is now adopted as Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1196 of 20 July 2016 amending the Annexes to Decision 2007/275/EC concerning the lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 197, 22 July 2016, pp. 10-27]. This Decision applies from 1 January 2017. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_s.pdf
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts
Distribution date: 27 July 2016
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/155 (29 January 2016) is now adopted as Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1196 of 20 July 2016 amending the Annexes to Decision 2007/275/EC concerning the lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 197, 22 July 2016, pp. 10-27]. This Decision applies from 1 January 2017. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_2959_00_s.pdf
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Draft the use restrictions and label requirement of senna
Distribution date: 26 July 2016 | Final date for Comment: 24 September 2016
According to Article 15-1 and Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the conditions of manufacture and usage quantity of senna provided for food use is proposed to be restricted, and senna products shall be labeled with warning information.
Products Covered: Senna products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft the use restrictions and label requirement of senna
Distribution date: 26 July 2016 | Final date for Comment: 24 September 2016
According to Article 15-1 and Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the conditions of manufacture and usage quantity of senna provided for food use is proposed to be restricted, and senna products shall be labeled with warning information.
Products Covered: Senna products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3; Final Rule
Distribution date: 25 July 2016
The Food and Drug Administration is amending the food additive regulations to expand the safe uses of vitamin D2 as a nutrient supplement in edible plant-based beverages intended for use as milk alternatives and in edible plant-based yogurt alternatives and vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in milk at levels higher than those currently permitted. It is taking this action in response to a food additive petition filed by Dean Foods Company and WhiteWave Foods Company. This rule is effective 18 July 2016. The text is available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-18/pdf/2016-16738.pdf.
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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