Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) (Feeds, Fertilizers, etc.)

Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ) conducted a risk assessment of a feed additive, cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), referring to the submitted documents for feed additive designation. FSCJ assessed anacardic acid in May, 2024 as an active substance of this formulation, concluded that this substance would not have a negative effect on human health as long as normally used as a feed additive. This additive was administered to cattle after mixing it into their feed in residue study. CNSL was, however, not detected in either tissues or milk. FSCJ thus recognized that humans would not have detectable amounts of CNSL from food through the feed additive. FSCJ concluded that negligible effects on human health as long as used ordinally as a feed additive.