Japan withdraw 10 food additives

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has withdraw ten food additives that have been found to be no longer distributed in the Japanese market are supposed to be prohibited for their use within one year.

The food additives are listed in the MHLW Notification No. 45 of 28 February 2019 requesting public comments. These additives will be withdrawn from the List of the Existing Food Additives in the MHLW Notification No. 120 of 16 April 1996.

Products covered : Food additive

HS code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): No later than 27 February 2020.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): No later than 27 February 2020.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): On the date of the publication.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 27 August 2019

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