Japan: Japan 225th Food Safety Group

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On August 2, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) shared more details on proposed shifts to the positive list system for utensils, containers and packaging (UCP). This positive list system for UCP will only be applied to those made of or containing synthetic resins. As Japan will announce this revision to the World Trade Organization (WTO) soon, there is no embassy comment period.

Japan: Japan 225th Food Safety Group

 

 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

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