Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) for Heptachlor)

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Heptachlor notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/763 (dated 1 July 2020) were adopted.These amendments have been published in "KAMPO" (15 October 2020) (Official Government Gazette available in Japanese only).The date of entry into force: 16 April 2021Commodity (for feed)               Proposed MRL(mg/kg)          Current MRL(mg/kg)Compound feed for cattle, sheep,                  0.02                             0.02  goat or deerCompound feed for pig                                  0.02                             0.02Compound feed for chicken or quail              0.02                             0.02Rice straw                                                      0.02                                -Rice whole crop silage                                   0.02                                -Unprocessed rice                                           0.02                                -
Residue definition for enforcement: Sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide