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Food ingredient bans in Japan

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Bans
2
Restricts
1
Allows
1
Not verified yet
12

Against the United States: Japan is stricter on 3 items and looser on 0. The rules here come from MHLW list of designated food additives.

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Bans · 2

  • TBHQNot a designated additive. Imports containing it are rejected.
  • rBST / rBGHNot permitted.

Restricts · 1

  • Potassium bromatePermitted only under residue conditions; most Japanese bakers stopped using it voluntarily in 1980.

Allows · 1

Not verified yet · 12

  • Azodicarbonamide (ADA)Not verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • Titanium dioxideNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • PropylparabenNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Not verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • Citrus Red No. 2Not verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • OlestraNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • Growth hormones in beefNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • Chemical washes on poultryNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • ParaquatNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • AtrazineNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • ChlorpyrifosNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.
  • GM crop cultivationNot verified in this research pass. Check MHLW list of designated food additives.

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