Food Safety Commission MHLW Request for Substance name Discussion by Closing date Date of designation Evaluation by evaluation Notification of result2 expert committee1 subcommittee3 for comments4 as food additives 29 Nov 2011 19 Apr 2011 29 Mar 2012 16 Dec 2011(fin) 31 May 2013 8 Oct 2013 4 Dec 2013 Isopropanol 16 May 2013 ― 27 May 2013 13 Mar 2014 12 Feb 2014 26 Aug 2014 20 Jun 2014 23 Oct 2014 17 Nov 2014 2,3-Diethylpyrazine 22 May 2014（fin） 12 Dec 2014 5 Nov 2014 14 Jan 2015 19 May 2015 24 Apr 2015 12 Jun 2015 18 Sep 2015 1-Methylnaphthalene 5 Feb 2015(fin.) flavouring agents Date when discussion was conducted by the expert committee. Date when the evaluation result was filed with the MHLW. Date when discussion was conducted by the Subcommittee on Food Additives under the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council. Closing date for comment on WTO notification
Substance name Request for evaluation Food Safety Commission MHLW Evaluation by expert committee1 Notification of result2 Discussion by subcommittee3 Closing date for comments4 Date of designation as food additives Isopropanol 19 Apr 2011 29 Nov 2011 16 Dec 2011(fin) 29 Mar 2012 31 May 2013 8 Oct 2013 4 Dec 2013 16 May 2013 ― 27 May 2013 2,3-Diethylpyrazine 12 Feb 2014 13 Mar 2014 22 May 2014（fin） 26 Aug 2014 20 Jun 2014 23 Oct 2014 17 Nov 2014 1-Methylnaphthalene 5 Nov 2014 12 Dec 2014 14 Jan 2015 5 Feb 2015(fin.) 19 May 2015 24 Apr 2015 12 Jun 2015 18 Sep 2015 flavouring agents Date when discussion was conducted by the expert committee. Date when the evaluation result was filed with the MHLW. Date when discussion was conducted by the Subcommittee on Food Additives under the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council. Closing date for comment on WTO notification
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