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On April 25, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRL) for the feed additive, Butylated Hydroxyanisole, via G/SPS/N/JPN/637.
On May 31, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries affirmed that it will maintain the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter and non-fat dry milk (NFDM) at 20,000 MT....
On May 31, Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced the safeguard (SG) trigger levels for beef and pork for the fourth quarter of Japanese Fiscal Year 2019 (January 2020-March 2020).
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.
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
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....
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.
Japan’s revised GE labeling system is expected to become effective Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2023 (April 1, 2023).
On January 24, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals, veterinary drugs....
On May 17, Japan formally removed the requirement that U.S. beef exported to Japan be derived from cattle less than 30 months of age.
Graphic showing the top markets for U.S. ag exports in 2018. Canada was the top market, followed by Mexico and the European Union.
The Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Osaka has stewardship of western Japan that covers four regions – Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu – with nearly 50 million inhabitants generating 35 percent....