Japan: Japan 235th Food Safety Group

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for Oxazosulfyl, Cartap, Thiocyclam, Bensultap, Fenhexamid, Prohydrojasmon, Flometoquin, and Tildipirosin for various agricultural commodities. MHLW also proposes to designate Dipotassium L-tartrate, Metatartaric acid, and Calcium carbonate as approved food additives for grape wine. Interested U.S. parties are encouraged to submit their comments to PlantDivision@usda.gov by September 10, 2020. Japan will subsequently notify these proposed revisions to the World Trade Organization, which will provide another opportunity to comment.

Japan: Japan 235th Food Safety Group

 

Related Reports

Attaché Report (GAIN)

United Kingdom: Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK

As part of a broad push towards reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector, the newly elected Labour government is seeking to bolster the United Kingdom’s (UK) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry, which builds on initiatives and policies...
On October 30, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) extended over 220 voluntary tariff suspensions announced following the 2021 and 2023 application periods, through June 30, 2026. The announcement synchronizes multiple expiration periods...
The European Commission will allocate €132 million (approximately $138 million) towards promotion activities for EU agri-food products in 2025.