Partial Amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc. & Substances That Are Clearly Not Harmful To Human Health
- Ng Sok-Han
- Feb 10
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 28
The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 10 February 2025 (under CAA Notification 70 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 Quinofumelin, Cyflumetofen, Sulfaquinoxaline, Sulfachlorpyridazine, Sulfadiazine, Sulfadimidine, Sulfadimethoxine, Sulfadoxine, Sulfamethoxazole, Sulfamoyldapsone, Sulfamonomethoxine, Sulfisozole, Tylosin, Pyribencarb, Fenitrothion and Flomethoquin, based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Additionally, the notification also amends the List of Substances Specified By The Minister Of Health, Labour And Welfare As Substances That Are Clearly Not Harmful To Human Health Pursuant To The Provision Of Article 13(3) Of The Food Sanitation Act.
Main revisions:
1) Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)
Partial amendments have been made for the MRLs of Quinofumelin, Cyflumetofen, Sulfaquinoxaline, Sulfachlorpyridazine, Sulfadiazine, Sulfadimidine, Sulfadimethoxine, Sulfadoxine, Sulfamethoxazole, Sulfamoyldapsone, Sulfamonomethoxine, Sulfisozole, Tylosin, Pyribencarb, Fenitrothion and Flomethoquin.
2) Amendment of List of Substances Specified By The Minister Of Health, Labour And Welfare As Substances That Are Clearly Not Harmful To Human Health Pursuant To The Provision Of Article 13(3) Of The Food Sanitation Act
Addition of germinated sweet Lupin extract protein to the list.
Applicable Date:
Amendments 1) shall apply from the date of publication. However, for the below food listed for each agricultural chemical etc., existing standards can still be used within one year from the announcement of this notification.
[Source document]:
令和7年2月10日消食基第70号
食品、添加物等の規格基準の一部を改正する告示及び食品衛生法第13条第3項の規定により人の健康を損なうおそれのないことが明らかであるものとして内閣総理大臣が定める物質の一部を改正する告示について
(キノフメリン、シフルメトフェン、スルファキノキサリン、スルファクロルピリダジン、スルファジアジン、スルファジミジン、スルファジメトキシン、スルファドキシン、スルファメトキサゾール、スルファモイルダプソン、スルファモノメトキシン、スルフイソゾール、タイロシン、ピリベンカルブ、フェニトロチオン、フロメトキン、発芽スイートルーピン抽出たんぱく質)
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