Japan: Japan Proposes New Standards for Canthaxanthin and Seven Pesticides

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On October 7, 2014, the Government of Japan (GOJ) announced proposed standards of use for Canthaxanthin (a food additive) and changes to the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for seven agricultural chemicals: Ethiprole, Epoxiconazole, Spiromesifen, Tebufloquin, Propiconazole, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and Penthiopyrad. This foreign embassies’ comment period for these changes will close on October 24, 2014. After that, there will be a domestic public comment period and a WTO notification by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), which will provide other opportunities to submit public comments on this subject.

Japan: Japan Proposes New Standards for Canthaxanthin and  Seven Pesticides

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

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