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Japan: Japan to Mandate Allergy Labeling on Cashew Nuts and to Recommend Allergy Labeling on Pistachios

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) intends to mandate allergy labeling on cashew nuts from the current recommended status. The CAA also intends to add pistachios to the recommended allergy labeling category.
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Japan: Japan 265th Food Safety Group

The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan announced four sets of proposals. First was revisions on Japan’s maximum residue levels for 9 agricultural chemicals...
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Israel: Israel Seeking Comments on Revised MRLs for Pesticides in Food and Feed of Animal and Plant Origin

On February 5, 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Justice and the Israeli Ministry of Health published a request for public comments on the domestic application of changes to the Annex to European Union Directive 396/2005, amending the regulation for the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides in food and feed of plant and animal origin.
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Israel: Seeking Public Comments on Changes to Israeli Legislation Concerning Maximum Levels for Certain Contaminants in Food

On January 29, 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Justice and the Israeli Ministry of Health published a request for public comments for the application of changes to the Annex of European Union Directive 2023/915.
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Japan: Forage Market Update

FAS/Tokyo projects Japan’s forage demand to continue to be sluggish in MY2024/25 due to the slow recovery of cattle inventories. Even weaker demand for imported forage is anticipated as farmers shift to price-competitive domestic forage.