Japan releases imported food surveillance guidance plan for fiscal 2021

Food Partner Network News On March 26, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan issued Notice No.
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The imported products involved mainly include: food, food additives, utensils, containers and packaging, toys, etc.
The plan pointed out that in fiscal 2021, about 100,000 monitoring inspections will be carried out on livestock food and its products, aquatic products and its products, agricultural products and its products, an increase of about 300 from the previous year.
The main items of monitoring and inspection include: pesticide and veterinary drug residue limits, food additives, pathogenic microorganisms, product composition specifications, etc.


The implementation time of the imported food surveillance and guidance plan for the 2021 fiscal year is from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.