Japan: 241st Food Safety Group

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Japan: 241st Food Safety Group

On June 10, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 6 agricultural chemicals (2,4-D, Dimethenamid, Spinetoram , Benzovindiflupyr, Fosthiazate, and Metaflumizone) for various agricultural commodities. MHLW also announced a revised analytical method for a veterinary drug, Gentian violet, in foods. Interested U.S. parties are encouraged to submit their comments to PlantDivision@usda.gov for plant products and to TFAA.FAS.AnimalDivision@usda.gov for animal products by June 21, 2021. Japan will subsequently notify these revisions to the World Trade Organization, which will provide another opportunity to comment.

East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

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