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JapanProposed measure, not in force yet

Wheat and meslin – Japan

Official title

Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard: Phenthoate)

Japan notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 27 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Wheat for feed

HS codes
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 1001 Wheat and meslin
Notifying member
Japan
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/JPN/1423
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
December 2026
Proposed entry into force
Amendments of the MRLs will enter into force at the date of publication.

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/JPN/1423; it forwards comments to Japan.

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What the notification says

Proposal for the amendment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Phenthoate. Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg) Wheat 0.5 0.4 Note: - Residue definition for enforcement: Phenthoate.

Sources

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