The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published the MRLs for some pesticides and the new ones apply to the following substances: albendazole, isouron, etoxazole, simeconazole, cymoxanil, spirotetramat, thifensulfuron-methyl, thifluzamide, tebufenozide, triflumizole, tolfenamic acid, pyriofenone, fluensulfone, fluopicolide, prothioconazole, prohydrojasmon, profenofos, bromacil, prometryn, hexaconazole, hexythiazox, benzovindiflupyr and lepimectin.

For some of them, the rule is now more stringent, while the previous one applies for six months after Apr. 11, 2017.

Source: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website