Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has launched on 11 June 2026 a public consultation on the draft partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Quinoclamin, Chlorpyrifos, Spirodiclofen, Spiropidion and Propamocarb. In accordance with Article 13, Paragraph 3 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947), food containing residual amounts of agricultural chemicals, etc

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 20 May 2026 (under Cabinet office Notification No. 71 of 2026 ) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isocycloseram, Oxolinic acid, Broflanilide, Quizalofop-ethyl, Quizalofop-tefuryl, Pyflubumide, Phenmedipham and Benzyladenine based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Main

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 19 February 2026 (under Cabinet Office Notification No. 7 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isotianil, Clofentezine, Validamycin and Broflanilide based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Additionaly, Acetylcysteine (feed additive) has been added to the list of

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 16 December 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 683 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. ( Act No. 370 of 1959 ) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Esprocarb, Ethaboxam, Trifloxystrobin, Picarbutrazox, Polyoxorim-zinc and Mandipropamid based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act ( Act No. 233 of 1947 ) . Main revisions: 1) Maximum Residue Limit

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 7 October 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 583 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 18 September 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 526 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 19 June 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 352 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 23 April 2025 (under CAA Notification 249 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Acrinathrin, Inpyrfluxam, Spirotetramat, Sulfoxaflor, Dazomet, Metam and Methyl isothiocyanate, Flutianil and Fosthiazate, based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Main revisions: 1)

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 27 February 2025 ( under CAA Notification 130 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 10 February 2025 ( under CAA Notification 70 of 2025) a partial amendment of...