Amendment to "Ministerial Ordinance on Specifications and Standards of Pet Food" (Ordinance No. 1 of 28 April 2009 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/Ministry of the Environment)

Addendum to Regular Notification 2021-04-08
G/SPS/N/JPN/796/Add.1

Description

The proposed revision of the Maximum level of Arsenic in pet food from "Arsenic 15 μg/g" to "Inorganic Arsenic (sum of As(III) and As(V)) 2 μg/g" in G/SPS/N/JPN/796 (dated 12 November 2020) has been published in "KAMPO" (1 April 2021) (Official Government Gazette available in Japanese only).Date of entry into force: 1 October 2021.

Keywords

Contaminants; Animal health; Animal diseases; Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.; Heavy metals; Animal feed