Regulatory Updates

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Chinomethionat notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/597 (dated 10 September 2018) were adopted and published on 28 February 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Etoxazole notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/599 (dated 10 September 2018) was adopted and published 28 February 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Diflubenzuron notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/598 (dated 10 September 2018) were adopted and published on 28 February 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Acynonapyr

Products Covered: - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04); - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.09 and 07.10); - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.05, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14);- Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety Human health Pesticides

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Lancotrione sodium

Products Covered: Cereals (HS Code: 10.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Human health Pesticides

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

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Distribution date: 30 July 2019 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2019

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Captan

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 07.13); - Edible fruit and nuts (HS Codes: 08.02, 08.04, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11); - Mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.03 and 09.10); - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01 and 10.05);- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02 and 12.12).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Human health Pesticides

SI 562 part 3 - Safety of toys: Migration of certain chemical elements

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Distribution date: 29 July 2019 | Final date for Comment: 27 September 2019

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 562 part 3, dealing with the migration of certain chemical elements from toys. This draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN-71-3: 2013 and A3: June 2018, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section.

Products Covered: Toys

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Proyecto de Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común "Reglamento Técnico Mercosur de Identidad y Calidad de la Caseína Alimenticia (DEROGACIÓN DE LAS RES. GMC Nº 43/94) (Draft Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution: "MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and quality of casein) (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 43/94) (5 pages, in Spanish)

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Distribution date: 26 July 2019 | Final date for Comment: 24 September 2019

The draft Resolution establishes the minimum quality and identity requirements to be met by casein for human consumption. It will apply in the territory of the States Parties, to trade among them and to imports from outside the MERCOSUR area.

Products Covered: Casein (NCM 35.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food standards

Proposed amendments to the “Designation of Scope of Quasi-Drugs”

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Distribution date: 25 July 2019 | Final date for Comment: 23 September 2019

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea has amended the “Designated Scope of Quasi-Drugs” as stated below:- Maternity pads used to soak up postpartum bleeding and lochia (postpartum vaginal discharge) have been designated as quasi-drugs in Korea.

Products Covered: Quasi-drugs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Proyecto de Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común:"Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de Identidad y Calidad de la Caseina Alimenticia" (Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and quality of casein) (12 pages, in Spanish)

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Distribution date: 23 July 2019 | Final date for Comment: 13 September 2019

The notified draft text establishes the identity and quality requirements to be met by casein for human consumption.

Products Covered: Casein (HS code(s): 350110)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food standards

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