Distribution date: 25 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 24 January 2016

This standard applies to food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment obtained by leaching and extracting of tuberous roots of the sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) with acidic water (such as citric acid) or ethanol water. It stipulates the technical requirements and test methods for food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment.

Products Covered: Food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 25 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 24 January 2016

This standard applies to food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment obtained by leaching and extracting of tuberous roots of the sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) with acidic water (such as citric acid) or ethanol water. It stipulates the technical requirements and test methods for food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment.

Products Covered: Food additive Purple Sweet Potato Pigment

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2016

This Code covers relevant practices during primary production, primary processing (i.e. wet and dry), and storage and transport of green coffee beans to ensure food safety and sustainability of coffee production. This Code concentrates on addressing microbial and chemical hazards and addresses physical hazards only in so far as these relates to GAPs and GMPs, and provides specific guidance on how to minimize these hazards. This Code, however, does not provide recommendations on food safety practices for the processing of green coffee beans into its ground, blended, or ready-to-drink form; or its subsequent storage, transport and handling practices at wholesale, retail and food service or at home.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 08

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2016

This Code covers relevant practices during primary production, primary processing (i.e. wet and dry), and storage and transport of green coffee beans to ensure food safety and sustainability of coffee production. This Code concentrates on addressing microbial and chemical hazards and addresses physical hazards only in so far as these relates to GAPs and GMPs, and provides specific guidance on how to minimize these hazards. This Code, however, does not provide recommendations on food safety practices for the processing of green coffee beans into its ground, blended, or ready-to-drink form; or its subsequent storage, transport and handling practices at wholesale, retail and food service or at home.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 08

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2016

This standard covers general practices for the production and primary processing of papaya cultivated for human consumption, particularly those that will be consumed fresh whether in its whole or fresh-cut form; or those that will be further processed. Specifically, this Code is applicable to papaya that is field grown. It concentrates on microbial and chemical hazards and addresses physical hazards only in which can be related to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) during primary production and minimal processing of the commodity. This Code does not provide recommendations on handling practices to maintain the safety of papaya at wholesale, retail, and food services or in the home.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 08

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2016

This standard covers general practices for the production and primary processing of papaya cultivated for human consumption, particularly those that will be consumed fresh whether in its whole or fresh-cut form; or those that will be further processed. Specifically, this Code is applicable to papaya that is field grown. It concentrates on microbial and chemical hazards and addresses physical hazards only in which can be related to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) during primary production and minimal processing of the commodity. This Code does not provide recommendations on handling practices to maintain the safety of papaya at wholesale, retail, and food services or in the home.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 08

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 19 January 2016

<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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Ministry of Health and Labour and Welfare will abolish the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Sixteenth Edition and establish </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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;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;">Seven</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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">teenth Edition </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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;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;">u</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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">nder the provision of Article 41 of the act on securing quality, efficacy and safety of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, regenerative and cellular therapy products, gene therapy products, and cosmetics.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 19 January 2016

<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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Ministry of Health and Labour and Welfare will abolish the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Sixteenth Edition and establish </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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;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;">Seven</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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">teenth Edition </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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;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;">u</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-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;">nder the provision of Article 41 of the act on securing quality, efficacy and safety of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, regenerative and cellular therapy products, gene therapy products, and cosmetics.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 19 January 2016

This standard applies to food additive sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, which is made from cellulose, sodium hydroxide and chloroacetic acid or its sodium salt as raw material. It stipulates the technical requirements and test methods for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.

Products Covered: Food additive Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 November 2015 | Final date for Comment: 19 January 2016

This standard applies to food additive sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, which is made from cellulose, sodium hydroxide and chloroacetic acid or its sodium salt as raw material. It stipulates the technical requirements and test methods for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.

Products Covered: Food additive Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

Regulation Type: Regular notification