Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 154 | Classification | MHW-100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Acceptance | June 19, 1984 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (JETRO) |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Health and Welfare | Related Laws | Food Sanitation Law |
| Complainant | New Zealand firm | Exporting Countries | New Zealand |
| Subject | Relaxation of the regulations for the use of sulfur dioxide in kiwifruits liquor. | ||
| Details of Measures | We asked the complainant about the detailed production method of said liquor, the purpose and the amount of use of SO2 and the scientific ground why the purpose of its use could not be fulfilled unless said amount of SO2 was used, and found that said liquor was made by mixing a distilled liquor in kiwifruits juice and that SO2 was used to prevent deterioration of the juice. It was replied to the complainant that, in the Japanese standards for use of SO2, its maximum allowable residual amount was decided from the viewpoints of its safety, usefulness and necessity, and it had been decided to be 30 ppm for liquors, and that our standards could not be changed because, concerning the value of 50-100 which the complainant hoped to use, he did not show any information about scientific ground why that amount had to be used to achieve the purpose of its use, and because the manufacturer of said liquor said that the purpose could be achieved by using about 30 ppm SO2 in the kiwifruits juice. | ||
| Classification of Processing | D | Directions | I-a |
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