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Heavy Metal Index

Japan FAMIC pet-food heavy-metal standards

Regulation

Scope The loaded limits apply to pet food under the specifications for constituents of pet food in the FAMIC provisional translation.

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JurisdictionJP
Effective2021-10-01

Scope

The loaded limits apply to pet food under the specifications for constituents of pet food in the FAMIC provisional translation.

Exact limit and units

MetalMatrixLimitUnitBasis
CdPet food1ug/gas sold
PbPet food3ug/gas sold
iAsPet food2ug/gas sold

How tested

The local extract presents maximum constituent limits and does not include detailed analytical-method text in the visible table.

Enforcement posture

The standards define maximum constituent limits for pet food under Japan’s pet-food safety framework.

History of changes

The FAMIC table states that the inorganic arsenic row came into force on 1 October 2021.

How it compares

Japan’s pet-food table expressly specifies inorganic arsenic, unlike many feed and pet-feed instruments that state only total arsenic.

Sources

Update history

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62736c4c32026-08-10major1 source added; contamination-profile values revised; 7 sections added