WTO notification · TBT
JapanProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Outline of the Partial Amendment to the Food Labelling Standards based on the Food Labelling Act
Japan notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 July 2026. The comment period closed on 1 September 2026.
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Foods with Nutrient Function Claims
The comment period closed on 1 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/911; it can take them up with Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Foods with Nutrient Function Claims mean foods that are intended for persons seeking to supplement nutrients and that bear claims indicating the functions of such nutrients. The nutrients subject thereto comprise 20 types (1 fatty acid, 6 minerals, and 13 vitamins). Based on the 'Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese（2025）' and other relevant references, the wording of nutrient function claims and cautions for consumption, and the minimum and maximum levels of nutrients content, will be amended.
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Specifies Potassium Acetate as those unlikely to harm human health and Establishment to the standards for Potassium Acetate.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1437
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Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: 1,3-Dichloropropene
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1436
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Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Fenazaquin
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1435Comments until 29 December 2026
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Tiadinil
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1434
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