date:Jun 18, 2013
On June 14, 2013, Japans Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) notified the WTO of its Proposed Revision of the Specification and Standards for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act. The proposal revises the standards of use for various processing aids. The comment deadline is August 12, 2013.
Japans food additive use regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database, though processing aids typically do not fall within the scope of the database. More