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Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives.
Japan issued an addendum on 19 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/JPN/908. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 22 April 2026.
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Acetylcysteine as a feed additive
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/JPN/908/Add.1, 19 May 2026)
Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives.
The revision of the specifications and standards of feeds and feed additives for Acetylcysteine as a feed additive, notified in G/TBT/N/JPN/908 (dated 22 April 2026), will come into force on 26 May 2026.
MAFF will designate Acetylcysteine as a feed additive and set the standards and specifications for feed and feed additives to 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives' (Ordinance No. 35 of 24 July 1976 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry). With this amendment, under the 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives', Acetylcysteine that meets the specifications and standards as a feed additive will become eligible for import into Japan.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/JPN/908/Add.1
Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives.
The revision of the specifications and standards of feeds and feed additives for Acetylcysteine as a feed additive, notified in G/TBT/N/JPN/908 (dated 22 April 2026), will come into force on 26 May 2026.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/JPN/908
Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives.
MAFF will designate Acetylcysteine as a feed additive and set the standards and specifications for feed and feed additives to 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives' (Ordinance No. 35 of 24 July 1976 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry). With this amendment, under the 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives', Acetylcysteine that meets the specifications and standards as a feed additive will become eligible for import into Japan.
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