Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 14 March 2022 | Final date for Comment: 13 May 2022

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Veterinary drug: Pyrantel/Morantel.

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce (HS Code: 04.01) - Animal originated products (HS Code: 05.04)- Animal fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)       

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Veterinary drugs

Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).

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Distribution date: 10 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Mecillinam notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/849 (dated 26 May 2021) were adopted and published on 19 October 2021. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Human health Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Veterinary drugs Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).

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Distribution date: 10 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Virginiamycin notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/853 (dated 26 May 2021) were adopted and published on 19 October 2021. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Veterinary drugs Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. Human health Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).

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Distribution date: 10 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Chlorhexidine notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/845 (dated 26 May 2021) were adopted and published on 19 October 2021. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Human health Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Veterinary drugs Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).

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Distribution date: 10 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Kasugamycin notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/836 (dated 1 April 2021) were adopted and published on 31 August 2021. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. Human health Pesticides

Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Annex to the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union as of 23 September 2011, No. 810

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Distribution date: 14 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 11 April 2022

The draft provides for the specification of veterinary measures for particular goods classified under the Group 29 of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Products Covered: Lysine and its esters; salts thereof (HS Code: 2922 41)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Animal diseases

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 14 March 2022 | Final date for Comment: 13 May 2022

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Spinosad.

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, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09) - Animal originated products (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 fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (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) - 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) - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.07 and 12.12)- Animal fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)       

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Veterinary drugs

Establishment of a new labelling rule for Normal Fertilizers

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Distribution date: 15 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 16 April 2022

MAFF, the government of Japan will amend the administerial rule to newly establish a labelling standard for the use of coating materials, such as sulfur and plastics in Normal Fertilizers.

Products Covered: Fertilizer (HS: 3101,3102, 3103, 3104, 3105)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the Annex to the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union dated 23 September 2011, No. 810

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Distribution date: 16 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 11 April 2022

The draft provides for the specification of veterinary measures for particular goods classified under Group 29 of the Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Products Covered: Goods (products) subject to veterinary control (HS Code: 2922410000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Animal diseases

Motif FoodWorks, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive Petition

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Distribution date: 16 February 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 May 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Motif FoodWorks, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of myoglobin as a color additive in meat and poultry analogue products. The color additive petition was filed on 13 December 2021.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 20, 3203; ICS Code(s): 67

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food additives Human health Food safety

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