{"topic_id":"jp-standards_002","category":"japan-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: jp-standards_002\ncategory: japan-2026\ntitle: \"Japan Pet Food Component Standards: Additives (Antioxidants, Nitrite) and Melamine\"\nlang: en\nsource: jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-19\ntokens_estimated: 271\nverification: {method: substring_match, claims: 9, passed: 9, date: 2026-07-19}\nsource_document: \"Japan MAFF — ペットフード安全法 (Pet Food Safety Act)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Japan MAFF / FAMIC\"\n  title: \"Japan Pet Food Component Standards: Additives (Antioxidants, Nitrite) and Melamine\"\n  url: \"https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=420AC0000000083\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-19\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:jp-kr-gov\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\nAdditive and other limits in the MAFF pet food composition standards (成分規格). Table values are in µg/g at 10% moisture (水分量10％の場合の上限値); the unit for additives is g/t (添加物の単位はg／t).\n\nAdditives (添加物):\n- Ethoxyquin + BHA + BHT (エトキシキン・BHA・BHT): 150（合計量）— combined total of the three antioxidants. For dog food a stricter species-specific cap applies: 犬用は、エトキシキン75 µg/g以下 (ethoxyquin ≤ 75 µg/g).\n- Sodium nitrite (亜硝酸ナトリウム): 100\n\nOther (その他):\n- Melamine (メラミン): 2.5\n\nPet food must not contain these substances above the upper limits (上限値を超えてこれらの物質を含むことはできない).\n\nRelated manufacturing rule: propylene glycol (プロピレングリコール) must not be used in cat food — see topic jp-manufacturing_001.\n\nMycotoxin, heavy metal and pesticide limits: see companion topic jp-standards_001.\n","sources":["Japan MAFF / FAMIC — Japan Pet Food Component Standards: Additives (Antioxidants, Nitrite) and Melamine (retrieved 2026-07-19)"],"source":{"authority":"Japan MAFF / FAMIC","title":"Japan Pet Food Component Standards: Additives (Antioxidants, Nitrite) and Melamine","url":"https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=420AC0000000083","retrieved":"2026-07-19","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Japan MAFF — ペットフード安全法 (Pet Food Safety Act)","verification_file":"jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf"},"source_document":"Japan MAFF — ペットフード安全法 (Pet Food Safety Act)","source_file":"jp_petfood_safety_overview.pdf","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":271,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}