| # | Title | Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan publishes 2026 application process for Specific New Chemical Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
| 2 | Japan amends Industrial Safety and Health Act to enhance safety data sheet delivery | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) notified the World Trade Organization |
| 3 | Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and |
| 4 | Japan Adds 17 Chemicals to List of Strong Mutagens | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) updated its list of chemicals identifi |
| 5 | Japan Releases Q&A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM) | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Update: On 14 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a revised Q&A document on its portal to further clarify the provisions of a Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). The CAA has also added a comparison of the previous |
| 6 | Japan amends the Deleterious Substances List under PDSCA (Updated) | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final promulgated order o |
| 7 | Japan: MHLW seeks comments for amending provisions under the Food Sanitation Act | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published draft ordinance for public s |
| 8 | Japan: MHLW Publishes Updated GHS-Compliant Model SDS Information | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the list of GHS-compliant mode |
| 9 | Japan establishes monitoring criteria for potential substance exposure | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published an interim report on worker |
| 10 | Japan published 2021 schedule for low volume permit applications | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), MoE and METI are jointly responsible |
| 11 | Workplace exposure limits to be established for 860 substances in Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare (MHLW) released a document containing a plan |
| 12 | Recent GHS classification results published by Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
| 13 | Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methyl |
| 14 | 200 compounds are classified as "Category 1" carcinogens in Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has classified 200 substances under Ca |
| 15 | Japan revises 2025 e-submission requirements for Specific New Chemical Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
| 16 | Japan releases a new version of the online tool for GHS classification and labelling | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)’s Industrial Safety and Health Act ( |
| 17 | Japan to ban production and import of PFHxS and its salts | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Indus |
| 18 | The FCM positive list has been updated by Japan MHLW | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan released a notice containing |
| 19 | Japan updates its positive lists for hair dyes and quasi-drugs | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). The MHLW announced in two separa |
| 20 | Japan updates the list of Deleterious Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued a proposal to designate 3-Amino |
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