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  Date: 11/30/2017

 GAIN Report Number: JA7141

 

Japan 

Post:Tokyo

Japan Proposes Revision of MRLs for 11 Agricultural ChemicalsReport Categories:Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety

Approved By: Jess K. Paulson

Prepared By: Tomohiro Kurai

 Report Highlights:On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs: Dichlorprop, Cyflumetofen, Flubendiamide, Lepimectin, Deltamethrin (Tralomethrin), Dexamethasone, Hydramethylnon, Fentin, Flucarbazone sodium, Propazine, and Oleandomycin.  The Embassy comment period for these proposals is open until Wednesday, December 13, 2017.  MHLW will notify these revisions and amendments to the World Trade Organization, which will provide another opportunity for interested parties to comment on these proposed changes. Keyword: JA7141

 

 General Information:

  

<The manner of submitting comments>The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) will amend the existing standards and specifications for food as shown in this document. Please provide comments in writing by Wednesday, December 13, 2017. After the given date, comments should be directed to the enquiry point in accordance with the WTO/SPS Agreement.

With regard to agenda item 1 and 2, the SPS notification will be made for the setting or revision of the MRL for the agricultural and veterinary chemicals except for Cyflumetofen for which regulations will not be strengthened by this amendment.

If you wish to request Japan to adopt the same limits as your country’s MRLs, you are requested to submit data supporting your country’s MRLs, such as risk assessment and residue data.

<Contact person>

Agenda Item 1 Food Safety Standards and Evaluation Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare1-2-2, Chiyoda-ku, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, 100-8916

Mr. Ryota NAKAMURA (nakamura-ryouta@mhlw.go.jp) Tel : 03-3595-2423 (ex 4289)Fax: 03-3595-2432

Agenda Item 2 Policy Planning Division for Environmental Health and Food Safety, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau,Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare1-2-2, Chiyoda-ku, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, 100-8916

Mr. Yuki KAMIMORI (kamimori-yuuki@mhlw.go.jp) Tel : 03-3595-2326 (ex 2446)

Fax: 03-3503-7965

Item 1. Establishment of the Maximum Residue Limits for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals in Foods

The Food Sanitation Act authorizes the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to establish residue standards (maximum residue limits, “MRLs”) for pesticides, feed additives, and veterinary drugs (hereafter referred to as “agricultural and veterinary chemicals”) that may remain in foods. Any food for which standards are established pursuant to the provisions in Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the act is not permitted to be marketed in Japan unless it complies with the established standards.

On May 29, 2006, Japan introduced the Positive List System1 for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food. All foods distributed in the Japanese marketplace are subject to regulation of the system.

The MHLW is going to modify or newly set MRLs in some commodities for the following substances:

Pesticides: Dichlorprop, Cyflumetofen, Flubendiamide,

Lepimectin Pesticides and Veterinary

drugs: Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin Veterinary drugs:

Dexamethasone

1 The aim of the positive list system is to prohibit the distribution of any foods which contain agricultural chemicals at amounts exceeding a certain level (0.01 ppm) in the Japanese marketplace unless specific maximum residue limits (MRLs) have been set.

Summary

Dichlorprop (pesticide: plant growth regulator): Permitted for use in Japan. The MHLW is going to modify MRLs in some commodities that were provisionally set at the introduction of the Positive List System.

Cyflumetofen (pesticide: miticide): Permitted for use in Japan. The MHLW is going to establish MRLs in some commodities in response to a request for setting MRLs by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) with the intention to expand its use pattern. This action will not strengthen the current regulation for any commodities.

Flubendiamide (pesticide: insecticide): Permitted for use in Japan. The MHLW is going to establish MRLs in some commodities in response to a request for setting MRLs by the MAFF with the intention to expand its use pattern.

Lepimectin (pesticide: insecticide): Permitted for use in Japan. The MHLW is going to establish MRLs in some commodities in response to a request for setting MRLs by the MAFF with the intention to expand its use pattern.

Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin (pesticide/veterinary drug: insecticide/ parasiticide): Tralomethrin is permitted for use in Japan as a pesticide. The MHLW is going to establish MRLs in some commodities in response to a request for setting MRLs by the MAFF with the intention to expand its use pattern. The MHLW is also going to modify MRLs in some commodities that were provisionally set at the introduction of the Positive List System.

Dexamethasone (veterinary drug: synthetic adrenocortical hormone): Permitted for use in Japan. The MHLW is going to modify MRLs in some commodities that were provisionally set at the introduction of the Positive List System.

Dichlorprop

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.05Soybeans, dry ● 0.05Beans, dry ● 0.05Peas ● 0.05Broad beans ● 0.05Peanuts, dry ● 0.05Other pulses ● 0.05Potato ● 0.05Taro ● 0.05Sweet potato ● 0.05Yam ● 0.05Konjac ● 0.05Other potatoes ● 0.05Sugar beet ● 0.05Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.05Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ● 0.05Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 0.05Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ● 0.05Horseradish ● 0.05Watercress ● 0.05Chinese cabbage ● 0.05Cabbage ● 0.05Brussels sprouts ● 0.05Kale ● 0.05Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 0.05Kyona ● 0.05Qing-geng-cai ● 0.05Cauliflower ● 0.05Broccoli ● 0.05Other cruciferous vegetables ● 0.05Burdock ● 0.05Salsify ● 0.05Artichoke ● 0.05Chicory ● 0.05Endive ● 0.05Shungiku ● 0.05Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ● 0.05Other composite vegetables ● 0.05Onion ● 0.05Welsh (including leek) ● 0.05Garlic ● 0.05Nira ● 0.05Asparagus ● 0.05Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.05Other liliaceous vegetables ● 0.05Carrot ● 0.05Parsnip ● 0.05Parsley ● 0.05Celery ● 0.05Mitsuba ● 0.05Other umbelliferous vegetables ● 0.05

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Tomato ● 0.05Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.05Egg plant ● 0.05Other solanaceous vegetables ● 0.05Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.05Pumpkin (including squash) ● 0.05Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 0.05Water melon ● 3Melons ● 3Makuwauri melon ● 3Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ● 0.05Spinach ● 0.05Bamboo shoots ● 0.05Okra ● 0.05Ginger ● 0.05Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.05Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.05Green soybeans ● 0.05Button mushroom ● 0.05Shiitake mushroom ● 0.05Other mushrooms ● 0.05Other vegetables ● 0.05Unshu orange, pulp ● 3Citrus natsudaidai, peels ※1 ● 10Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaLemon ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaOrange (including navel orange) ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaGrapefruit ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaLime ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaOther citrus fruits ● 0.2 3 0.2 AustraliaApple ● 0.2 3 §Japanese pear ● 0.2 3 §Pear ● 0.2 3 §Quince ● 3Loquat ● 3Peach ● 3Nectarine ● 3Apricot ● 3Japanese plum (including prune) ● 3Mume plum ● 3Cherry ● 3Strawberry ● 3Raspberry ● 3Blackberry ● 3Blueberry ● 3Cranberry ● 3Huckleberry ● 3Other berries ● 3Grape ● 3Japanese persimmon ● 3Banana ● 3

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Kiwifruit ● 3Papaya ● 3Avocado ● 3Pineapple ● 3Guava ● 3Mango ● 3Passion fruit ● 3Date ● 3Other fruits ● 3Sunflower seeds ● 3Sesame seeds ● 3Safflower seeds ● 3Cotton seeds ● 3Rapeseeds ● 3Other oil seeds ● 3Ginkgo nut ● 3Chestnut ● 3Pecan ● 3Almond ● 3Walnut ● 3Other nuts ● 3Tea ● 0.1Hop ● 0.1Other spices ● 3Other herbs ● 0.05Mineral waters ※2 ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1

The residue definition is sum of R and S isomers of dichlorprop. The current residue definition is dichlorprop only.* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL applies.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly set.

§：Permitted for use in Japan.※1 Food categories “Citrus natsudaidai, peels” will be abolished and integrated into “Citrus natsudaidai, whole”, followed by the current food category system for MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Japan.※2 The Guideline Value of the WHO Drinking Water Quality Guidelines (Guideline Value: In the WHO drinking water quality guideline set for the purpose of maintaining and improving the quality of drinking water by the regulators and water supply service providers of each country in WHO, drinking water. It is a numerical value that is the basis for evaluating water quality and indicates the concentration that does not cause serious risk to the health of the consumer when ingested over the lifetime.)

Cyflumetofen

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Yam ○ 0.2 0.2 §Other composite vegetables ○ 25 25 §Asparagus ○ 5 RequestMitsuba ○ 60 RequestTomato ○ 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.40 USAPimiento (sweet pepper) ○ 5 5 §Egg plant ○ 2 2 §Cucumber (including gherkin) ○ 1 1 §Water melon ○ 0.2 0.2 §Melons ○ 0.2 0.2 §Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ○ 0.5 0.5 §Other vegetables ○ 70 70 §Unshu orange, pulp ○ 0.2 0.2 §Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 5 5 § 0.3Lemon ○ 10 10 § 0.3Orange (including navel orange) ○ 10 10 § 0.3Grapefruit ○ 10 10 § 0.3Lime ○ 10 10 § 0.3Other citrus fruits ○ 10 10 § 0.3Apple ○ 2 2 § 0.4Japanese pear ○ 2 2 § 0.4Pear ○ 2 2 § 0.4Quince ○ 0.4 0.4 0.4Loquat ○ 0.3 0.3 §Peach ○ 0.2 0.2 §Nectarine ○ 2 2 §Apricot ○ 10 10 §Japanese plum (including prune) ○ 1 1 §Mume plum ○ 10 10 §Cherry ○ 10 10 §Strawberry ○ 2 2 § 0.6Grape ○ 3 3 § 0.6Japanese persimmon ○ 2 RequestOther fruits ○ 2 2 § 0.01Ginkgo nut ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 USAChestnut ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 USAPecan ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 USAAlmond ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 USAWalnut ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 USAOther nuts ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 USATea ○ 40 15 §Other spices ○ 20 20 §Other herbs ○ 0.05 0.05 §Cattle, muscle ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Pig, muscle ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Cattle, fat ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Pig, fat ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Other terrestrial mammals, fat ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01Cattle, liver ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Pig, liver ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Cattle, kidney ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Pig, kidney ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Cattle, edible offal ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Pig, edible offal ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 0.02 0.02 0.02Milk ○ 0.01 0.01 0.01

The residue definition for agricultural products is cyflumetofen only.The residue definition for animal products is sum of cyflumetofen and 2-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid, expressed as Cyflumetofen.* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly set.

§：Permitted for use in Japan.Request：Request for setting/revising MRL was made by MAFF.

Flubendiamide

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ○ 0.05 0.05 § 0.02Buckwheat ○ 10 10 §Soybeans, dry ○ 1 1 § 1Beans, dry ○ 1 1 § 1Peas ○ 1 1 1Broad beans ○ 1 1 1Other pulses ○ 1 1 1Potato ○ 0.05 0.05 §Taro ○ 0.05 0.05 §Sweet potato ○ 0.05 0.05 §Yam ○ 0.05 0.05 §Sugar beet ○ 0.05 RequestJapanese radish, roots (including radish) ○ 0.1 0.1 §Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 10 10 §Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ○ 0.3 0.3 §Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 25 25 §Horseradish ○ 0.3 0.3 §Chinese cabbage ○ 5 5 §Cabbage ○ 4 4 § 4Brussels sprouts ○ 4 4 § 4Kale ● 20 25 §Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 20 25 §Kyona ○ 20 20 §Qing-geng-cai ○ 5 5 §Cauliflower ○ 4 4 § 4Broccoli ○ 5 5 § 4Other cruciferous vegetables ● 20 25 § 4Burdock ○ 0.05 RequestLettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 15 15 § 7Welsh (including leek) ○ 3 3 §Asparagus ○ 1 1 §Carrot ○ 0.3 0.3 §Celery ○ 10 5 Request 5Tomato ○ 2 2 § 2Pimiento (sweet pepper) ○ 3 3 § 0.7Egg plant ○ 1 1 §Other solanaceous vegetables ○ 5 5 § 0.7Cucumber (including gherkin) ○ 0.7 0.7 § 0.2Pumpkin (including squash) ○ 0.5 0.2 Request 0.2Water melon ○ 0.05 0.05 §Melons ○ 0.05 0.05 §Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ○ 2 2 § 0.2Okra ○ 2 2 §Ginger ○ 0.05 0.05 §Peas, immature (with pods) ○ 2 2 § 2Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ○ 3 3 § 2Green soybeans ○ 5 5 § 2Other vegetables ○ 5 5 § 2Unshu orange, pulp ○ 0.2 0.2 §Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 3 3 §Lemon ○ 3 3 §

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Orange (including navel orange) ○ 3 3 §Grapefruit ○ 3 3 §Lime ○ 3 3 §Other citrus fruits ○ 3 3 §Apple ○ 1 1 § 0.8Japanese pear ● 0.8 1 § 0.8Pear ● 0.8 1 § 0.8Quince ○ 0.8 0.8 0.8Peach ○ 0.05 0.05 §Nectarine ○ 2 2 § 2Apricot ○ 2 2 § 2Japanese plum (including prune) ○ 2 2 § 2Mume plum ○ 2 2 § 2Cherry ○ 2 2 § 2Strawberry ○ 2 2 §Blueberry ○ 2 RequestGrape ○ 2 2 § 2Japanese persimmon ○ 0.7 0.7 §Kiwifruit ○ 0.05 0.05 §Other fruits ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Cotton seeds ○ 2 2 1.5Ginkgo nut ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Chestnut ○ 0.1 0.1 § 0.1Pecan ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Almond ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Walnut ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Other nuts ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Tea ○ 50 50 § 50Other spices ○ 10 10 §Other herbs ○ 25 25 §Cattle, muscle ○ 2 1 2Pig, muscle ○ 2 1 2Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ○ 2 1 2Cattle, fat ○ 2 2 2Pig, fat ○ 2 2 2Other terrestrial mammals, fat ○ 2 2 2Cattle, liver ○ 1 1 1Pig, liver ○ 1 1 1Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 1 1 1Cattle, kidney ○ 1 1 1Pig, kidney ○ 1 1 1Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 1 1 1Cattle, edible offal ○ 1 1 1Pig, edible offal ○ 1 1 1Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 1 1 1Milk ○ 0.1 0.1 0.1Pepper,dried ※ ● 7 7

Note: The residue definition is flubendiamide only.* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL applies.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly set.§：Permitted for use in Japan.

Request：Request for setting/revising MRL was made by MAFF.※Food categories “Pepper,dried” will be deleted, and hereafter, MRLs in their raw commodities (i.e. Other solanaceous vegetables) will also apply to such processed commodities, taking into account their processing factors. For this substance, JMPR estimated processing factors of 10 for Pepper,dried.

Lepimectin

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ○ 0.05 0.05 §Soybeans, dry ○ 0.01 0.01 §Taro ○ 0.05 0.05 §Sweet potato ○ 0.01 0.01 §Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ○ 0.01 0.01 §Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 0.3 0.3 §Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ○ 0.05 0.05 §Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 0.5 0.5 §Chinese cabbage ○ 0.05 0.05 §Cabbage ○ 0.05 0.05 §Kale ○ 1 1 §Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ○ 1 1 §Kyona ○ 0.3 0.3 §Qing-geng-cai ○ 1 1 §Cauliflower ○ 0.2 0.2 §Broccoli ○ 0.05 0.05 §Other cruciferous vegetables ○ 1 1 §Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 1 1 §Other composite vegetables ○ 0.7 0.7 §Onion ○ 0.05 0.05 §Welsh (including leek) ○ 0.01 0.01 §Asparagus ○ 0.2 0.2 §Celery ○ 0.7 RequestTomato ○ 0.3 0.3 §Pimiento (sweet pepper) ○ 0.1 0.1 §Egg plant ○ 0.2 0.2 §Other solanaceous vegetables ○ 0.5 RequestCucumber (including gherkin) ○ 0.1 0.1 §Water melon ○ 0.05 0.05 §Melons ○ 0.01 0.01 §Spinach ○ 2 2 §Peas, immature (with pods) ○ 0.2 0.2 §Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ○ 0.1 0.1 §Green soybeans ● 0.05 0.1 §Other vegetables ○ 5 0.05 §・RequestUnshu orange, pulp ○ 0.01 0.01 §Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 0.03 0.03 §Lemon ○ 0.1 0.1 §Orange (including navel orange) ○ 0.1 0.1 §Grapefruit ○ 0.1 0.1 §Lime ○ 0.1 0.1 §Other citrus fruits ○ 0.1 0.1 §Apple ○ 0.2 0.2 §Japanese pear ○ 0.2 0.2 §Pear ○ 0.2 0.2 §Peach ○ 0.01 0.01 §Cherry ○ 0.2 0.2 §Strawberry ○ 0.5 0.5 §Grape ○ 0.3 0.3 §Tea ○ 0.3 0.3 §Other spices ○ 0.3 0.3 §

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other herbs ○ 2 1 §・RequestFish ○ 0.02 0.02The residue definition is sum of Lepimectin A3 【(10E ,14E ,16E )-(1R ,4S ,5'S ,6R,6'R ,8R ,12R ,13S ,20R ,21R ,24S )-21,24-dihydroxy-5',6',11,13,22-pentamethyl-2-oxo-3,7,19-trioxatetracyclo[15.6.1.14,8.020,24]pentacosa-10,14,16,22-tetraene-6-spiro-2'-tetrahydropyran-12-yl (Z )-2- methoxyimino-2-phenylacetate】 and Lepimectin A4【(10E ,14E ,16E )-(1R ,4S ,5'S ,6R ,6'R ,8R ,12R ,13S ,20R ,21R ,24S )-6'-ethyl-21,24-dihydroxy-5',11,13,22-tetramethyl-2-oxo- 3,7,19-trioxatetracyclo[15.6.1.14,8.020,24]pentacosa-10,14,16,22-tetraene-6-spiro-2'-tetrahydropyran-12-yl (Z )-2-* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly set.§：Permitted for use in Japan.

Request：Request for setting/revising MRL was made by MAFF.

Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Rice (brown rice) ● 1.0Wheat ○ 2 1.0 2Barley ○ 2 1.0 2Rye ○ 2 1.0 2Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.02 1.0 0.02Buckwheat ○ 2 1.0 2Other cereal grains ○ 2 1.0 2Soybeans, dry ○ 1 0.1 1Beans, dry ○ 1 0.1 1Peas ○ 1 0.1 1Broad beans ○ 1 0.1 1Peanuts, dry ● 0.1Other pulses ○ 1 0.1 1Potato ● 0.02 0.05 § 0.01Taro ● 0.05Sweet potato ● 0.05Yam ● 0.02 0.05 §Konjac ● 0.05Other potatoes ● 0.05Sugar beet ● 0.1 §Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.2 0.5 § 0.01 0.2 USAJapanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 2 0.5 § 2Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USATurnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 2 0.5 2Horseradish ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USAWatercress ○ 2 0.5 2Chinese cabbage ○ 0.5 0.5 § 2Cabbage ● 0.1 0.5 §Brussels sprouts ● 0.1 0.5 0.1Kale ○ 2 0.5 § 2Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ○ 2 0.5 § 2Kyona ○ 2 0.5 § 2Qing-geng-cai ○ 2 0.5 § 2Cauliflower ● 0.1 0.5 0.1Broccoli ● 0.2 0.5 § 0.1Other cruciferous vegetables ○ 2 0.5 §・Request 2Burdock ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USASalsify ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USAArtichoke ○ 0.5 0.5 0.5 USAChicory ○ 2 0.5 2Endive ○ 2 0.5 2Shungiku ○ 2 0.5 2Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 0.5 0.5 § 2Other composite vegetables ○ 2 0.5 2Onion ● 0.05 0.5 § 0.05Welsh (including leek) ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Garlic ● 0.5Nira ● 0.5Asparagus ● 0.05 0.5 §Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.5Other liliaceous vegetables ● 0.5

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Carrot ● 0.2 0.5 § 0.02 0.2 USAParsnip ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USAParsley ● 0.5Celery ● 0.5Mitsuba ● 0.5Other umbelliferous vegetables ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USATomato ● 0.3 0.5 0.3Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.3 0.5 0.3 USAEgg plant ● 0.3 0.5 § 0.3 USAOther solanaceous vegetables ○ 2 0.5 2Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.2 0.5 § 0.2Pumpkin (including squash) ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Water melon ● 0.02 0.5 §Melons ● 0.03 0.5 §Makuwauri melon ● 0.5Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ○ 2 0.5 2Spinach ● 0.5 2Bamboo shoots ● 0.5Okra ● 0.3 0.5 0.3 USAGinger ● 0.02 0.5 §Peas, immature (with pods) ○ 0.5 0.5 § 0.2Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Green soybeans ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Button mushroom ● 0.05 0.5 0.05Shiitake mushroom ● 0.5Other mushrooms ● 0.5Other vegetables ○ 2 0.5 § 2Unshu orange, pulp ● 0.02 0.5 §Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 0.3 1.0 § 0.02Lemon ● 0.5 1.0 § 0.02Orange (including navel orange) ● 0.5 1.0 § 0.02Grapefruit ● 0.5 1.0 § 0.02Lime ● 0.5 1.0 § 0.02Other citrus fruits ● 0.5 1.0 § 0.02Apple ● 0.3 0.5 § 0.2Japanese pear ● 0.3 0.5 §Pear ● 0.3 0.5 §Quince ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 USALoquat ● 0.02 0.5 §Peach ● 0.02 0.5 §Nectarine ● 0.3 0.5 § 0.05Apricot ● 0.2 0.5 §Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.07 0.5 § 0.05 0.07 EUMume plum ○ 0.5 0.5 §Cherry ● 0.2 0.5 §Strawberry ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Raspberry ● 0.3 0.5 §Blackberry ● 0.1 0.5 0.1 EUBlueberry ● 0.3 0.5 §Cranberry ● 0.5

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Huckleberry ● 0.5Other berries ● 0.5Grape ○ 0.7 0.5 §・Request 0.2Japanese persimmon ● 0.3 0.5 §Banana ● 0.5Kiwifruit ● 0.03 0.5 §Papaya ● 0.5Avocado ● 0.5Pineapple ● 0.5Guava ● 0.5Mango ● 0.5Passion fruit ● 0.5Date ● 0.5Other fruits ○ 1 0.5 § 1Sunflower seeds ● 0.05 0.5 0.05Sesame seeds ● 0.5Safflower seeds ● 0.5Cotton seeds ● 0.04 0.5 0.04 USARapeseeds ● 0.2 0.5 0.2Other oil seeds ● 0.2 0.5 0.2 CanadaGinkgo nut ● 0.1 0.5 0.1 USAChestnut ● 0.1 0.5 0.1 USAPecan ● 0.1 0.5 0.1 USAAlmond ● 0.1 0.5 0.1 USAWalnut ● 0.1 0.5 0.02 0.1 USAOther nuts ● 0.1 0.5 0.02 0.1 USATea ● 5 10 § 5Coffee beans ● 2.0Cacao beans ● 0.05Hop ● 5.0Other spices ○ 2 1 § 0.5Other herbs ○ 0.5 0.5 §Cattle, muscle ○ 0.5 0.03 0.5Pig, muscle ○ 0.5 0.5 0.5Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ○ 0.5 0.03 0.5Cattle, fat ○ 0.5 0.5 0.5Pig, fat ○ 0.5 0.5 0.5Other terrestrial mammals, fat ○ 0.5 0.5 0.5Cattle, liver ○ 0.05 0.05 0.05Pig, liver ○ 0.03 0.03 0.03Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.05 0.05 0.05Cattle, kidney ○ 0.05 0.05 0.05Pig, kidney ○ 0.03 0.03 0.03Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.05 0.05 0.05Cattle, edible offal ● 0.05 0.08Pig, edible offal ○ 0.03 0.01Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 0.05 0.08Milk ○ 0.05 0.03 0.05Chicken, muscle ○ 0.1 0.03 0.1Other poultry, muscle ○ 0.1 0.04 0.1Chicken, fat ○ 0.5 0.1 0.5

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other poultry, fat ○ 0.5 0.1 0.5Chicken, liver ○ 0.05 0.02 0.05Other poultry, liver ○ 0.05 0.02 0.05Chicken, kidney ○ 0.05 0.05 0.05Other poultry, kidney ○ 0.05 0.02 0.05Chicken, edible offal ○ 0.05 0.02 0.05Other poultry, edible offal ○ 0.05 0.02 0.05Chicken eggs ○ 0.03 0.03 0.03Other poultry, eggs ○ 0.03 0.03 0.03Salmoniformes (such as salmon and trout) ○ 0.03 0.03 0.03Anguilliformes (such as eel) ○ 0.01

Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel, sea bass, sea bream and tuna) ○ 0.01Other fish ○ 0.01Wheat flour (limited to whole grain) ○ 2 2 2Wheat flour (except whole grain) ※ ● 0.3 0.3Wheat bran ※ ● 5 5

The residue definition will be changed to the sum of deltamethrin,tolalomethrin, its metabolite CR【(R )-α- cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1R )-cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate】and CT【(S)-α- cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1R )-trans-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate】 , expressed as deltamethrin.The current residue definition is sum of deltamethrin and tralomethrin, expressed as deltamethrin.

* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL applies.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly

set. (* It should be noted that the residue definition will be changed.)§：Permitted for use in Japan.

Request：Request for setting/revising MRL was made by MAFF.※Food categories “Wheat flour (except whole grain)” and “Wheat bran” will be deleted, and hereafter, MRLs in their raw commodities (i.e. Wheat) will also apply to such processed commodities, respectively, taking into account their processing factors. For this substance, JMPR estimated processing factors of 0.91 for Wheat flour (except whole grain) and 3.3 for Wheat bran.

Dexamethasone

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Cattle, muscle ● 0.001 0.04 § 0.001Pig, muscle ● 0.001 0.04 0.001Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ● 0.001 0.04 §Cattle, fat ● 0.001 0.02 §Pig, fat ● 0.001 0.02Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.001 0.04 §Cattle, liver ● 0.002 0.04 § 0.002Pig, liver ● 0.002 0.04 0.002Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● 0.002 0.04 §Cattle, kidney ● 0.001 0.04 § 0.001Pig, kidney ● 0.001 0.04 0.001Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● 0.001 0.04 §Cattle, edible offal ● 0.002 0.02 §Pig, edible offal ● 0.002 0.02Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 0.002 0.06 §Milk ● 0.0003 0.02 § 0.0003Chicken, muscle ● ND 0.01Other poultry, muscle ● ND 0.01Chicken, fat ● ND 0.01Other poultry, fat ● ND 0.01Chicken, liver ● ND 0.01Other poultry, liver ● ND 0.01Chicken, kidney ● ND 0.01Other poultry, kidney ● ND 0.01Chicken, edible offal ● ND 0.01Other poultry, edible offal ● ND 0.01Chicken eggs ○ ND NDOther poultry, eggs ○ ND NDSalmoniformes (such as salmon and trout) ● NDAnguilliformes (such as eel) ● ND

Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel, sea bass, sea bream and tuna) ● NDOther fish ● NDShelled molluscs ● NDCrustaceans ● NDOther aquatic animals ● NDHoney (including royal-jelly) ● ND

Note: The residue definition is dexamethasone only.

* ND means that this substance shall not be detected in foods.

* The uniform limit of 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which the draft MRLs are not given in the above table and to any commodity not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be maintained, increased or newly set.§：Permitted for use in Japan.

Item 2. Withdrawal of the Maximum Residue Limits for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals in Foods

The MHLW is going to withdraw all the provisional MRLs for five agricultural and veterinary chemicals listed on the next page. The five substances include:i) Those that are not registered or approved to be used for food and feed

crops and livestock animals in Japan.ii) Those for which Codex MRLs are not set.

Those substances have not been detected in any imported foods in Japan for the last five years according to monitoring data on agricultural and veterinary chemicals residue conducted by the MHLW.The MHLW considers that food commodities containing these chemicals are unlikely to be distributed in Japan and the withdrawal of the MRLs is unlikely to affect international trade.

Notes: Antibiotics and synthetic antibacterials shall not be included in any commodity based on Part 1, Section A, No. 1 of Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370 (1959), titled “Specifications and Standards for Food and Additives”. For other chemicals, commodities for which specific MRLs are not set will be subject to the uniform limit 0.01 ppm.

List of substances for which MRLs will be withdrawn

Japanese name English nameUse/

purpose P: pesticide

1 ヒドラメチルノン HYDRAMETHYLNON P: insecticide2 フェンチン FENTIN P: fungicide,

molluscacide3 フルカルバゾンナトリウム塩 FLUCARBAZONE

SODIUM P: herbicide

4 プロパジン PROPAZINE P: herbicide5 オレアンドマイシン OLEANDOMYCIN V: antibiotic

Hydramethylnon

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Pineapple ● 0.05* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

Fentin

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Rice (brown rice) ● 0.1Wheat ● 0.05Barley ● 0.05Rye ● 0.05Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.05Buckwheat ● 0.05Other cereal grains ● 0.05Soybeans, dry ● 0.02Beans, dry ● 0.02Peas ● 0.02Broad beans ● 0.02Peanuts, dry ● 0.05Other pulses ● 0.02Potato ● 0.1Taro ● 0.05Sweet potato ● 0.05Yam ● 0.05Konjac ● 0.05Other potatoes ● 0.05Sugar beet ● 0.2Sugarcane ● 0.02Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.05Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ● 0.05Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 0.05Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ● 0.05Horseradish ● 0.05Watercress ● 0.05Chinese cabbage ● 0.05Cabbage ● 0.05Brussels sprouts ● 0.05Kale ● 0.05Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 0.05Kyona ● 0.05Qing-geng-cai ● 0.05Cauliflower ● 0.05Broccoli ● 0.05Other cruciferous vegetables ● 0.05Burdock ● 0.05Salsify ● 0.05Artichoke ● 0.05Chicory ● 0.05Endive ● 0.05Shungiku ● 0.05Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ● 0.05Other composite vegetables ● 0.05Onion ● 0.05Welsh (including leek) ● 0.05Garlic ● 0.05Nira ● 0.05Asparagus ● 0.05Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.05

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other liliaceous vegetables ● 0.05Carrot ● 0.1Parsnip ● 0.05Parsley ● 0.05Celery ● 0.5Mitsuba ● 0.05Other umbelliferous vegetables ● 0.08Tomato ● 0.05Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.05Egg plant ● 0.05Other solanaceous vegetables ● 0.05Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.05Pumpkin (including squash) ● 0.05Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 0.05Water melon ● 0.05Melons ● 0.05Makuwauri melon ● 0.05Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ● 0.05Spinach ● 0.05Bamboo shoots ● 0.05Okra ● 0.05Ginger ● 0.05Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.05Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.05Green soybeans ● 0.05Button mushroom ● 0.05Shiitake mushroom ● 0.05Other mushrooms ● 0.05Other vegetables ● 0.05Unshu orange, pulp ● 0.05Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 0.05Lemon ● 0.05Orange (including navel orange) ● 0.05Grapefruit ● 0.05Lime ● 0.05Other citrus fruits ● 0.05Apple ● 0.05Japanese pear ● 0.05Pear ● 0.05Quince ● 0.05Loquat ● 0.05Peach ● 0.05Nectarine ● 0.05Apricot ● 0.05Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.05Mume plum ● 0.05Cherry ● 0.05Strawberry ● 0.05Raspberry ● 0.05Blackberry ● 0.05Blueberry ● 0.05

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Cranberry ● 0.05Huckleberry ● 0.05Other berries ● 0.05Grape ● 0.05Japanese persimmon ● 0.05Banana ● 0.05Kiwifruit ● 0.05Papaya ● 0.05Avocado ● 0.05Pineapple ● 0.05Guava ● 0.05Mango ● 0.05Passion fruit ● 0.05Date ● 0.05Other fruits ● 0.05Sunflower seeds ● 0.02Sesame seeds ● 0.02Safflower seeds ● 0.02Cotton seeds ● 0.02Rapeseeds ● 0.02Other oil seeds ● 0.02Ginkgo nut ● 0.05Chestnut ● 0.05Pecan ● 0.05Almond ● 0.05Walnut ● 0.05Other nuts ● 0.05Tea ● 0.02Coffee beans ● 0.1Cacao beans ● 0.1Hop ● 0.5Other spices ● 0.08Other herbs ● 0.08Cattle, muscle ● 0.05Pig, muscle ● 0.05Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ● 0.05Cattle, fat ● 0.05Pig, fat ● 0.05Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.05Cattle, liver ● 0.05Pig, liver ● 0.05Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● 0.05Cattle, kidney ● 0.05Pig, kidney ● 0.05Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● 0.05Cattle, edible offal ● 0.05Pig, edible offal ● 0.05Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 0.05Milk ● 0.05Chicken, muscle ● 0.05Other poultry, muscle ● 0.05

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Chicken, fat ● 0.05Other poultry, fat ● 0.05Chicken, liver ● 0.05Other poultry, liver ● 0.05Chicken, kidney ● 0.05Other poultry, kidney ● 0.05Chicken, edible offal ● 0.05Other poultry, edible offal ● 0.05Chicken eggs ● 0.05Other poultry, eggs ● 0.05* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

Flucarbazone sodium

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Wheat ● 0.01* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

Propazine

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other cereal grains ● 0.3Soybeans, dry ● 0.1Beans, dry ● 0.1Peas ● 0.1Broad beans ● 0.1Other pulses ● 0.1Potato ● 0.1Taro ● 0.1Sweet potato ● 0.1Yam ● 0.1Konjac ● 0.1Other potatoes ● 0.1Sugar beet ● 0.1Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.1Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ● 0.1Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 0.1Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ● 0.1Horseradish ● 0.1Watercress ● 0.1Chinese cabbage ● 0.1Cabbage ● 0.1Brussels sprouts ● 0.1Kale ● 0.1Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 0.1Kyona ● 0.1Qing-geng-cai ● 0.1Cauliflower ● 0.1Broccoli ● 0.1Other cruciferous vegetables ● 0.1Burdock ● 0.1Salsify ● 0.1Artichoke ● 0.1Chicory ● 0.1Endive ● 0.1Shungiku ● 0.1Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ● 0.1Other composite vegetables ● 0.1Onion ● 0.1Welsh (including leek) ● 0.1Garlic ● 0.1Nira ● 0.1Asparagus ● 0.1Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.1Other liliaceous vegetables ● 0.1Carrot ● 0.1Parsnip ● 0.1Celery ● 0.1Other umbelliferous vegetables ● 0.1Tomato ● 0.1Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.1Egg plant ● 0.1

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Other solanaceous vegetables ● 0.1Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.1Pumpkin (including squash) ● 0.1Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 0.1Water melon ● 0.1Melons ● 0.1Makuwauri melon ● 0.1Other cucurbitaceous vegetables ● 0.1Spinach ● 0.1Bamboo shoots ● 0.1Okra ● 0.1Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.1Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.1Green soybeans ● 0.1Button mushroom ● 0.1Shiitake mushroom ● 0.1Other mushrooms ● 0.1Other vegetables ● 0.1Other fruits ● 0.1Other spices ● 0.1Other herbs ● 0.1* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table and to commodities not listed above.* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

Oleandomycin

CommodityMRL

(draft) ppm

MRL(current)

ppmRegistration

Reference MRL

Codex ppm

National ppm

Cattle, muscle ● ※ 0.05Pig, muscle ● ※ 0.1Other terrestrial mammals, muscle ● ※ 0.1Cattle, fat ● ※ 0.05Pig, fat ● ※ 0.2Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● ※ 0.1Cattle, liver ● ※ 0.05Pig, liver ● ※ 0.1Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● ※ 0.1Cattle, kidney ● ※ 0.05Pig, kidney ● ※ 0.1Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● ※ 0.1Cattle, edible offal ● ※ 0.05Pig, edible offal ● ※ 0.1Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● ※ 0.1Milk ● ※ 0.05Chicken, muscle ● ※ 0.2Other poultry, muscle ● ※ 0.2Chicken, fat ● ※ 0.2Other poultry, fat ● ※ 0.2Chicken, liver ● ※ 0.2Other poultry, liver ● ※ 0.2Chicken, kidney ● ※ 0.2Other poultry, kidney ● ※ 0.2Chicken, edible offal ● ※ 0.2Other poultry, edible offal ● ※ 0.2

Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel, sea bass, sea bream and tuna) ● ※ 0.05* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.

●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.

※Not the uniform limit of 0.01 ppm but the regulation that foods shall not contain any antibiotics or chemically synthesized substances will be applied to the commodities for which current MRLs are to be deleted, since this substance is considered to be an antibiotic or chemically synthesized antibacterial substance.

Notes:

“Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye, corn (maize), and buckwheat.

“Beans, dry” including butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, lima beans, pegia, sultani, sultapya

“Other legumes/pulses” refers to all legumes/pulses, except soybeans (dry), beans (dry), peas, broad beans, peanuts (dry), and spices.

“Other potatoes” refers to all potatoes, except potato, taro, sweet potato, yam, and konjac.

“Other cruciferous vegetables” refers to all cruciferous vegetables, except Japanese radish roots and leaves (including radish), turnip roots and leaves, horseradish, watercress, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), kyona, qing-geng-cai, cauliflower, broccoli, and herbs.

“Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify, artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce), and herbs.

“Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion, and herbs.

“Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot, parsnip, parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices, and herbs.

“Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento (sweet pepper), and egg plant.

“Other cucurbitaceous vegetables” refers to all cucurbitaceous vegetables, except cucumber (including gherkin), pumpkin (including squash), oriental pickling melon (vegetable), watermelon, melons, and makuwauri melon.

“Other mushrooms” refers to all mushrooms, except button mushroom, and shiitakemushroom.

“Other vegetables” refers to all vegetables, except potatoes, sugar beet, sugarcane, cruciferous vegetables, composite vegetables, liliaceous vegetables, umbelliferous vegetables, solanaceous vegetables, cucurbitaceous vegetables, spinach, bamboo shoots, okra, ginger, peas (with pods, immature), kidney beans (with pods, immature), green soybeans, mushrooms, spices, and herbs.

“Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange (pulp), citrus natsudaidai (pulp), citrus natsudaidai (peel), citrus natsudaidai (whole), lemon, orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime, and spices.

“Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, and huckleberry.

“Other fruits” refers to all fruits, except citrus fruits, apple, Japanese pear, pear, quince, loquat, peach, nectarine, apricot, Japanese plum (including prune), mume plum, cherry, berries, grape, Japanese persimmon, banana, kiwifruit, papaya, avocado, pineapple, guava, mango, passion fruit, date and spices.

“Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.

“Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.

“Other spices” refers to all spices, except horseradish, wasabi (Japanese horseradish) rhizomes, garlic, peppers chili, paprika, ginger, lemon peels, orange peels (including navel orange), yuzu (Chinese citron) peels and sesame seeds.

“Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery stems and leaves.

“Edible offal “refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney

“Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.

“Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.

“Other fish” refers to all fish, except salmoniformes, anguilliformes, and perciformes.

“Other aquatic animals” refers to all aquatic animal, except fish, shelled molluscs and crustaceans.

Basic principles

Since the recent amendment of the Food Sanitation Act in 2003, the circumstance of food safety has been changing - Globalization of food has developed because of increasing import food and wider variety needs of food, e.g. increasing demand of pre cooked foods, eating out(gaishoku) and taking away(chushoku) .

Food poisoning - The number of cases from Norovirus etc. remains high; widespread outbreaks and adverse health effects of “Health foods” has occurred.

Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Tokyo in 2020 - Food hygiene control system compatible with the international standards is required.

Taking into account the present conditions and issues regarding food hygiene, the amendment of the Food Sanitation Act must be done immediately.

Key proposals

The key proposal from the Food Sanitation Act Amendment advisory board (summary)

１．Preventing adverse effects and reduction of food poisoning risk① Reinforcementof foodpoisoning incidentresponse・Strengthen control measures in meat processing stages and collaboration with

production stage in order to improve hygiene control throughout the food chain.・Arrange cooperation between MHLW and local governments for information sharing of food poisoning cases to address widespread food poisoningoutbreaks.

② Institutionalization of HACCP ( Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point ) ・Institute hygiene control with HACCP by requesting all food business operators (FBOs) to establish management plans and implement hygiene control systemwith HACCP depending on size of FBOs, in addition to prerequisite program e.g. hand washing.

③ P r e v e n t i o n o f a dv e r s e h ea l t h e f f e ct s o f s o - c a ll e d “ Hea l t h f ood s ” c o n t a i n i n g h i g h risk materials・Develop effective scheme to prevent adverse health effects of so-called “Health foods” containing high risk materials, with legislation to control manufacturingstages and ensuring safety of raw materials.・Develop information sharing system including regulatory requirement for FBOs to report adverse health effect cases to governments.

④ R e v i e w o f r e s t ri ct i on s o n f oo d c o nt a i n e r s a n d p a c k a g i n g ・Specify the scope of substances, which and how information should be shared with business, and appropriate manufacturing control, prior to introducing a

positive list system, i.e. only substance with its safety evaluated is allowed 3t3o beused.

２．Mechanism to maintain food safety① R e v i e w o f li c e n s i n g s y s t e m a n d e s t a b li s hm e n t o f n o t ifi c a t i o n s y s t e m

f o r f oo d bu s i n esse s ・Review current 34 business types requiring licenses , based on risk of food poisoning and business conditions, as well as create anotification system for other food businesses.

② Co ll e ct i on / pub li c a t i o n o f f oo d r e c a l l i n f o r m a t i o n ・Establish a mechanism for FBOs to report on their voluntary recalls information to governments and for governments to provide theinformation to public.

③ Le g i s l a t i o n t o e n s u r e s a f e t y o f i m p o r t f o o d a n d p r oc e du r e f o r e x po r t i n g f oo d ・To ensure safety of import food, require hygiene control with HACCP and health certificate for dairy and seafood products, as strengthenedcontrol in exporting country.・Create legal provision for food export, e.g. food export related procedure by local governments.

３．Promotion public understanding for food safety Strengthen risk communication・Improve contents and means of disseminating information from

government to public so that consumers understand information about risk accurately.・Promote exchanges of information and opinion with public.