Japan Revises Limits of Pesticide and Veterinary Drug Residue in Food

On Jul. 14, 2020, Japan MHLW announced the amendment to "Standards and criteria for food and food additives, etc. ", which mainly revises the residue limit of 9 pesticides and veterinary drugs in food, including

• Aldrin and Dieldrin,

• Isofetamid,

• Ipflufenoquin,

• Carbaryl,

• Carbosulfan,

• Carbofuran,

• 1,3-Dichloropropene,

• Dazomet, Metam and Methyl isothiocyanate,

•  Benfuracarb.

Enforcement

This revision is implemented immediately as of the release date. However, the residue limit of Aldrin and Dieldrin, Carbaryl, Carbosulfan, Carbofuran, Dazomet, Metam and Methyl isothiocyanate, and Benfuracarb in some foods can still follow the former standards within one year from the promulgation of this announcement. (Feel free to contact ChemLinked if you need translation service)

Besides, as residue limit of gibberellin in some agricultural products is not specified, this amendment stipulates that gibberellin limit in such products should follow Article 1, food A, Section 8 of Standards and Criteria for Food and Food Additives, etc, i.e. “the amount of the substance should not exceed its natural existence in food”. This change came into effect on the date of promulgation.