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Japan MHLW Revises Detection Methods for Pesticide and Veterinary Drug Residues in Food

On the 12th of October, Japan MHLW revised maximum residue limits of six pesticides and the detection methods for pesticide residues.

On October the 12th, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released the 1012 No.1 bulletin, abolishing “Method for Determination of Dichlorobenil Residues in Agricultural Products” and revising the “Detection Methods for Pesticide Residue in Agricultural Products”.

In addition to this, the bulletin also includes the revision of the maximum limits for the following substances:

Substance Maximum Residue Limit
Xacin in honey  0.01mg/kg
Dichlorobenil in aquatic products  0.005mg/kg
Pernethrin and Fluopicolide in agricultural products  0.01mg/kg
Fentanazole in Livestock and aquatic products  0.01mg/kg
Flutolanil in livestock and aquatic products  0.01mg/kg
Bailofen in Livestock and aquatic products 0.01mg/kg

The detection method chosen for the above substances is liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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