Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has taken a significant step towards improving transparency and accessibility by releasing an English version of its positive list of substances assessed for...
Read MoreIn a significant step to address environmental concerns, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MoE) have jointly...
Read MoreOn 1 November 2023, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) issued a directive requiring companies to submit detailed information on two priority assessment chemicals (PACs) under the country's Chemical...
Read MoreOn 27 October 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) issued a proposal to classify poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as a Class II specified chemical substance according to...
Read MoreOn September 25, 2023, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) amended the recommended classifications of six substances based on the sixth revised edition of the UN Globally Harmonized System...
Read MoreIn Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has taken significant steps to improve workplace safety by updating the list of substances that require safety data sheets (SDSs) and...
Read MoreOn 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly issued a Notice requesting...
Read MoreIn a significant move aimed at curbing environmental pollution, Japan has officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to designate Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS), its isomers, or salts as...
Read MoreThe Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has unveiled a groundbreaking decision to include three POPs (persistent organic pollutants) to the Class I Specified Chemical...
Read MoreJapan recently discovered sodium aluminate dioxide (CAS number: 1302-42-7) in some imported goods that included sodium aluminate (CAS number: 11138-49-1). According to an announcement dated 19 July 2023, from the Ministry...
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