Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticides: Dazomet, Metam and Methyl isothiocyanate. Dazomet, Metam and Metyl isothiocyanate are used as pesticide respectively. Dazomet and Metyl isothiocyanate can be readily metabolized to Metyl isothiocyanate in plants. Therefore, Japan is considering the MRL as a group of these substances.
Products Covered: - 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 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: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01 and 10.03) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Chlorpropham.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02 and 02.06) - Dairy produce (HS Code: 04.01) - 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: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03 and 10.05) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Code: 15.02)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4470) P3 Fertilizer - Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) - Specification (6 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
This Standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) fertilizer. The standards also prescribe the packaging and labelling requirements.
Products Covered: Fertilizer - Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (ICS: 29.220.20)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4585) P 3 Fertilizers Determination of Nitrate Nitrogen (2 pages, In English) ;
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;">This Standard prescribes a method for the determination of nitrate nitrogen in fertilizers.</span>
Products Covered: Fertilizers (ICS: 29.220.20)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4468) P3 Fertilizer - Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) Specification (6 pages, in English) ;
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
This Standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) fertilizer. The standards also prescribe the packaging and labelling requirements.
Products Covered: Fertilizer - Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (ICS: 29.220.20)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4087) P3 Fertilizers Mono-Ammonium Phosphate and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP & DAP) Specification (4 pages, in English) ;
Distribution date: 27 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2017
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB">AFDC 10 (4087) P3 Fertilizers Mono-Ammonium Phosphate and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP & DAP) Specification</span><span> (4 pages, in English)<strong></strong></span></p>
Products Covered: Fertilizers Mono-Ammonium Phosphate and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP & DAP) (ICS: 29.220.20)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendment to Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Law and related ordinances (1 page, in English)
Distribution date: 30 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 28 February 2017
<p><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">The Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Law and related ordinances are to be partially amended to place obligations on the business operators relating to </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:JA;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">Antimony trioxide (Sb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span></span></p>
Products Covered: Antimony trioxide (Sb2O3) and preparations containing them, etc. (HS: 2825.80)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4463) P3 Fertilizer - Ammonium Sulphate Specification (4 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 30 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 31 March 2017
This Tanzania standard prescribes the requirements, methods of sampling and test for ammonium sulphate fertilizer. The standards also prescribe the packaging and labelling requirements.
Products Covered: Fertilizer - Ammonium Sulphate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4588) P3 Fertilizers Method for determination of free acidity (3 pages, in English) ;
Distribution date: 30 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 31 March 2017
<p>This standard prescribes the methods for determination of various forms of free acidity in fertilizers.</p>
Products Covered: Fertilizers
Regulation Type: Regular notification
AFDC 10 (4092) P3 Fertilizer - Triple Superphosphate Specification (3 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 30 January 2017 | Final date for Comment: 31 March 2017
This standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for Triple Superphosphate (TSP) fertilizer. The standards also prescribes the packaging and labelling requirements.
Products Covered: Fertilizer - Triple Superphosphate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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