Food safety and hygiene newsletter September 2024
This is an electronic newsletter updating regulations and laws on food hygiene and safety in domestic and international markets, September 2024 issue.
Viet Nam
Consolidated document No. 09/VBHN-BYT Regulations on management and use of food additives on 06/09/2024
On September 6, 2024, the Ministry of Health confirmed Consolidated Document No. 09/VBHN-BYT with the content of consolidating the issued documents below on "Regulations on management and use of food additives":
|
No |
Regulations |
Date of issue |
Content |
|
1 |
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT |
30/08/2019 |
Regulations on the management and use of food additives. |
|
2 |
Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT |
25/09/2023 |
Amending, supplementing and abolishing a number of legal documents on food safety. |
|
3 |
Circular 08/2024/TT-BYT |
24/05/2024 |
Partial abolition of legal documents. |
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Japan
Japan's Revised MRLs for Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs in 18/09/2024
On September 18, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued amendment regarding the revision of 12 pesticides and veterinary drugs in certain food products. The amendment will be implemented immediately upon publication. However, certain food products will be implemented one year after publication. The change is as follows:
- MRLs in food have been revised for the following 10 substances: Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl, Broflanilide, Flonicamid, Fluoxastrobin , Hexaconazole, Isopyrazam , Polyoxin-Zinc, Prothiofos, Metaflumizone, Teflubenzuron.
- MRLs in food have been newly established for the following 2 substance: 3-nitrooxypropanol, Phenoxyethanol.
For example for detail the change in the table below
|
Active Pesticides |
Food |
After (ppm) |
Before (ppm) |
|
Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl |
Spinach |
10 |
- |
|
Other herbs |
10 |
- |
|
|
Broflanilide |
Peanuts |
0.07 |
- |
|
Corn |
0.01 |
- |
|
|
Sweet potato |
0.04 |
0.01 |
|
|
Cabbage |
2 |
0.4 |
|
|
Ginger |
0.04 |
- |
|
|
Flonicamid (One-year grace period) |
Oranges (including navel oranges) |
2 |
3 |
|
Grapefruit |
2 |
3 |
|
|
Fluoxastrobin |
Cherry |
1 |
- |
|
Hexaconazole |
Honey |
0.05 |
- |
|
Isopyrazam |
Nectarine |
6 |
- |
|
Honey |
0.05 |
- |
|
|
Polyoxin-Zinc |
Asparagus |
0.5 |
- |
|
Honey |
0.05 |
- |
|
|
Prothiofos |
Garlic |
0.1 |
0.03 |
|
Carrots |
0.2 |
- |
|
|
Milk |
0.01 |
- |
|
|
Metaflumizone |
Sugar cane |
0.02 |
- |
|
Apple |
0..9 |
- |
|
|
Cattle fat |
0.2 |
0.03 |
|
|
Teflubenzuron (One-year grace period) |
Tea |
15 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coffee beans |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
|
3-nitrooxypropanol |
Cattle muscle |
0.01 |
- |
|
Cattle fat |
0.01 |
- |
|
|
Milk |
0.01 |
- |
|
|
Phenoxyethanol |
Seafood (limited to Perciformes) |
0.06 |
For details, read here
The US
Adding pesticide residue limits in or on certain products in Aug. and Sep. 2024.
In August 2024, the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) changed the maximum residue limits for Ethaboxam, Kasugamycin and Indoxacarb in foods, the change is as follows:
- 08/08/2024: changed maximum residue limits for Indoxacarb in or on certain products, specifically:
Commodity
MRLs Before
(mg/kg)
MRLs After
(mg/kg)
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B
-
12
Bean, succulent
0.9
-
Celtuce
-
14
Chickpea, dry seed
-
0.2
Coffee, green bean
-
0.03
Cottonseed subgroup 20C
-
2
Fruit, pome, group 11-10, except pear
-
1
Fruit, stone, group 12
-
1
Kohlrabi
-
12
Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B
-
14
Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A
-
14
Okra
0.5
-
Pea, southern, seed
0.1
-
Turnip, greens
12
-
Strawberry
-
4
Sunflower subgroup 20B
-
1.5
Sweet corn subgroup 15-22D
-
0.02
Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16
-
12
Vegetable, legume, bean, edible podded, subgroup 6-22A
-
0.9
Vegetable, legume, bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6-22C
-
0.9
Vegetable, legume, pulse, bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6-22E
-
0.2
For details see attached link: https://www.ecfr.gov/compare/2024-08-08/to/2024-08-07/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-180/subpart-C/section-180.564
- 12/08/2024: Added Kasugamycin to Tea, Dried with MRLs : 3 ppm.
For details see attached link: https://www.ecfr.gov/compare/2024-08-12/to/2024-08-11/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-180/subpart-C/section-180.614
- 23/08/2024: Added Ethaboxam to group Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B with MRLs : 0.15 ppm.
For details see attached link: https://www.ecfr.gov/compare/2024-08-23/to/2024-08-22/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-180/subpart-C/section-180.622
On September 9, 2024 the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) changed maximum residue limits for Saflufenacil in or on certain group products, specifically:
|
Commodity |
Parts per million (mg/kg) |
|
Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 |
0.03 |
|
Fruit, pome, group 11-10 |
0.03 |
|
Fruit, stone, group 12-12 |
0.03 |
For details, see the attached link: https://www.ecfr.gov/compare/2024-09-09/to/2024-09-08/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-180/subpart-C/section-180.649
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