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Japan is entering the final phase of collecting information on substances, specifically synthetic resins, used in food packaging to develop a positive list of approved substances.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) received 2.43 trillion yen (roughly $21.8 billion) for its 2019 budget, a 5.6 percent increase over last year.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revise the compositional specification for Hypobromous acid water as a food additive via G/SPS/N/JPN/625.
On March 18, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to designate Argon as a food additive via G/SPS/N/JPN/622.
On March 18, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to designate Isobutylamine, Isopropylamine, sec-Butylamine, Propylamine, Hexylamine, Pentylamine....
On March 27, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released its regulatory policy for the handling of food products derived from genome editing technology.
On April 1, Japan announced tariff-rate quota volumes for dairy products that will be open during Japanese fiscal year 2019 (April-March). The announcement includes quotas for natural cheese....
On December 8, 2018, Japan revised the first revision to the Fisheries Act since it was established in 1949. Japan will introduce individual quotas (IQ) within the total allowable catch (TAC)....
On March 31, Japan announced safeguard trigger levels for beef and pork for the first three quarters of Japanese fiscal year 2019 (April-December).
In 2018, Japan’s food processing industry manufactured $216.8 billion of food and beverage products, up marginally from 2017.
On March 20, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to Japan’s pesticide registration system via G/SPS/N/JPN/624.
On March 27, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRL) for the agricultural chemical, Fluxametamide, via G/SPS/N/JPN/628.