- 2023.04.27
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Japan 255th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 6 agricultural chemicals (Bifenthrin, F……
- 2023.04.13
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USJTA enters Year 5 of Agreement
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) will enter Year 5 of agreement implementation on April 1, 2023, eliminating tariffs on multiple products with s……
- 2023.04.06
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Japan Lowers HPAI Related Trade Restriction on US Poultry Products
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in Japan has announced an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Heal……
- 2023.04.06
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Japan Gives Green Light to Genome Edited Waxy Corn Product
On March 20, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) added a waxy corn prod……
- 2023.03.29
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Japan 254th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 11 agricultural chemicals (Ametoctradin……
- 2023.02.08
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Japan 253rd Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 9 agricultural chemicals (Iprodione, Me……
- 2022.11.29
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Japan 252nd Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 5 agricultural chemicals (Acequinocyl, ……
- 2022.11.16
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Japan Accepts NOAA Catch Document for Seafood Vulnerable to Illegal Fishing
Japan will require importers of U.S. products containing mackerel, Pacific saury, sardine, squid and cuttlefish to submit a newly approved Catch Certi……
- 2022.11.14
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Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
This report provides the latest status of consumption, regulation, public perception, research, development, production, and use of agricultural biote……
- 2022.11.10
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Japan Proposes to Include Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Criteria for Government Procurement Decisions
Japan’s Ministry of the Environment opened public comment period on proposed revisions of the Basic Policy of the Green Procurement Act. One proposed ……