On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2025 notification schedule for...
Read MoreOn 8 October 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) notified a draft to the World Trade Organization (WTO), proposing amendments to the list of chemicals and mixtures that...
Read MoreOn 27 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 149 new substances. This update came on the same day as...
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On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly notified the World Trade Organization...
Read MoreJapan has recently scheduled a public consultation to update the list of chemicals and mixtures which require labelling and safety data sheets (SDS). Under the provisions of the Industrial Safety and...
Read MoreOn 5 September 2024, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) proposed to delete 32 food additive entries from the Existing Food Additives List, as specified in the Ministry of Health and Welfare...
Read MoreOn 30 August 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 141 new substances. This update follows the Ministry’s previous notice under...
Read MoreOn 31 July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly announced the addition of 164...
Read MoreJapan Revises Food Additive Standards in the Food Sanitation Act On 28 August 2024, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the revision of food additive...
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On 1 August 2024, 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 notice to designate...
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