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Japan: Japan 222nd Food Safety Group

On May 24, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Food Sanitation Act and other relevant ordinances.
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China: China's Tariff Exclusion Process Explained

On May 13, 2019, China’s State Council Customs Tariff Commission (SCCTC) announced that China will administer an exclusion process for additional Chinese tariffs imposed on specific products....
On April 16, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of proposed revoking the designation of Alkyltrimethylammonium calcium oxytetracycline and Chlortetracycline as a feed additive via G/SPS
On April 9, 2019, the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) published revised “Administrative Measures for the Inspection and Quarantine of Entry-Exit Genetically Modified Products.”
On June 21, 2018, the Chinese National Health Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released....
The Food Safety Commission (FSC) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its 187th Genetically Modified Foods Expert Committee to discuss procedures for the safety review of genetically engineered....
This report analyzes the impact that Thailand’s Free Trade Agreements with other countries have had on U.S. agri-food exports to Thailand.
Hong Kong confirmed the second case of African Swine Fever in the city’s largest slaughterhouse on May 31, 2019 just three weeks after confirmation of the first case.
On May 23, 2019, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its first public meeting to study how products derived from genome editing technology could be labeled.
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Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Rice export prices remain unchanged.
The Fall Armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) – a crop-eating pest – first detected in China in January 2019 has now spread across 15 Chinese provinces....
Japan’s revised GE labeling system is expected to become effective Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2023 (April 1, 2023).