Revision of MRLs in food for 9 substances
Addition of "Cinnamaldehyde" to the exempted substances, which have no potential to cause damage to human health, under the Positive List System, which replaces "Cinnamic aldehyde".
Release of the Validation Guidelines for Food Additive Analytical Methods and revision of the 2nd edition of Method for the Analysis of Food Additives in Foods
Release of FAQs on the Validation Guidelines for Food Additive Analytical Methods
Revision of MRLs in food for 6 substances, and establishment of MRLs for 3 substances
Polyvinyl Alcohol has been designated as a food additive and its specifications have been established.
Amendment of "Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, etc. under the Food Sanitation Act"
Revision of MRLs in food for 5 substances, establishment of MRLs for 1 substance, and deletion of MRLs in food for 2 substances
Addition of "Bismuth subnitrate" to the exempted substances, which have no potential to cause damage to human health, under the Positive List System
Revision of MRLs in food for 6 substances
The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation / Research Reports
Revision of standard for use of food additives
Revision of "the 2nd edition of Method for the Analysis of Food Additives in Foods"
Explanatory notice on the application of the Guidelines draft released on Sep. 6, 2023
Release of the final draft of "Validation Guidelines for Food Additive Analytical Methods" and of the FAQ
Calcium Phytate has been designated as a food additive, and its specifications and standard of use for it have been established. The standard of use for Cupric Sulfate has been revised.
Addition of "Zinc oxide" to the exempted substances, which have no potential to cause damage to human health, under the Positive List System
Revision of MRLs in food for 11 substances
Revision of MRLs in food for 5 substances and establishment of MRLs for 2 substances
Revision of MRLs in food for 5 substances