Japan - Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Food Sanitation Law and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has issued notification amending authorization of peracetic acid (PAA), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and octanoic acid as food additives and establishment of standards and specifications for PAA, HEDP, octanoic acid and peracetic acid composition.

Proposed date of adoption : As soon as possible.

Proposed date of publication : As soon as possible.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or : As soon as possible after publication. 

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.