Notifications for Japan (1406 notifications)

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Picoxystrobin.

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry from States of Oregon and Washington, and poultry meat and egg products from Kane County in Illinois, Linn County in Oregon and Pacific County in Washington in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 9 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health Requirements for day old-chicks and hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from the United States" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the region of Gabrovo in Bulgaria, including those shipped through third countries, since 10 May 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Republic of Bulgaria" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Lane County in Oregon in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 20 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Ada County in Idaho in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 17 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide/veterinary drug: Cyfluthrin.

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Washington and Knox Counties in Nebraska in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 2 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Lubabegron.

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Pencycuron.

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Cyantraniliprole.

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug/feed additive: Bacitracin.

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (LPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Spokane County in Washington, Jasper, Lawrence, Ralls, Gentry and Dade Counties in Missouri and Sanpete County in Utah in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 11 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Pierce, Clallam, Whatcom and Okanogan Counties in Washington in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 16 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Afidopyropen.

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Ampicillin.

Revision of the existing standards for Potassium Ferrocyanide.

Authorization of Calcium L-Tartrate as a food additive and establishment of the specifications and the standards.

To prevent PepMV from entering Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) will require National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of exporting countries to certify that:A)     for seeds, either:i)       The samples randomly taken from parent plants and ones with suspected symptoms are tested by an appropriate serological diagnosis method such as ELISA or an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Pepino mosaic virus; orii)      The seeds are tested prior to export by an appropriate serological diagnosis method such as ELISA or an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Pepino mosaic virus; 4,600 seeds are randomly taken from a lot as samples in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures; or in case that the number of seeds of a lot is less than 46,000, 10% of the seeds are used for the testing; they are divided into at most 250 seeds for ELISA or 400 seeds for RT-PCR as sub-samples.B)     for live plants and plant parts for planting (excluding seeds and fruits):The plants randomly taken from a lot and plants with suspected symptoms are tested during the growing season or prior to export by an appropriate serological diagnosis method such as ELISA or an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Pepino mosaic virusIn addition, the NPPO will be required to declare as below in the column of Additional declaration of Phytosanitary Certificate.Fulfills item 25 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950)

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the region of Pleven in Bulgaria, including those shipped through third countries, since 30 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Republic of Bulgaria" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the region of Stara Zagora in Bulgaria, including those shipped through third countries, since 26 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Republic of Bulgaria" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".