8 October 2018|In Legal Update, News

Japan: MRLs Update

According to a USDA GAIN Report, on September 13, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced revisions to the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for some agricultural chemicals.

As for nuts and dried fruits, the following MRL were proposed:
 
  • The MRL for tebufenpyrad in apricots is lowered from 2 ppm to 0.4 ppm and in cranberries and dates from 2 ppm to 0.01 ppm.
  • The MRL for fluensulfone in cranberries is increased from 0.3 ppm to 0.5 ppm.
 
The deadline for comments was September 27, 2018.
                                
USDA GAIN Report. Japan 216th Food Safety Group

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