On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) publishes the list of 167 new chemicals to get added to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) Inventory. The ENCS...
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On 5 December 2025, the application process for FY 2026 of specific new chemical substances in Japan was released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of...
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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has announced that it will hold a public consultation in December 2025, in order to update the list of chemicals and mixtures that...
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On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE), acting as a joint council, published the...
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On October 6, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly issued a revised notice on...
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On 17 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 the 2026 notification schedule...
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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...
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On 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...
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...
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On 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 notification schedule for...
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