On 3 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly released a draft proposal to d...
Read MoreOn 26 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 149 new chemicals to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) List. The ENCS list is regu...
Read MoreUpdate 2: On 19 September 2025, in line with the scheduled timeline Japan’s MHLW published the final Cabinet Order delisting the two chemicals from the mandatory list requiring labelling and safety ...
Read MoreOn 19 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notifica...
Read MoreUpdate: On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published the revised manual of standards for substances in food contact materials (FCMs.) The update includes changes to Append...
Read MoreOriginal Text:e-GOV Public Comment Portal draftand are given below: 2. Changes to Electronic Notification Requirements (Articles 20–21)In addition to electronic signatures, (e.g.,...
Read MoreUpdate: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly announced the promu...
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