| # | Title | Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Revises Food Additive Standards in the Food Sanitation Act | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Japan 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 standards in the Food Sanitation Act. Thes |
| 2 | Japan consults on deleting 32 entries from the Existing Food Additives List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | in the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHLW) Public Notice No. 120, 1996. The same |
| 3 | Japan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust |
| 4 | Japan Opens Public Consultation on SDS and Labelling Updates | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has proposed to add 155 substances to |
| 5 | Japan to add methoxychlor dechlorane plus and UV-328 to the Export Trade Control Order | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) |
| 6 | Japan: MHLW publishes list of chemicals that cause skin irritation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the list of chemicals identif |
| 7 | Japan notifies draft amendment on mandatory labelling and SDS list to WTO | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) notified a draft to the World Trade Or |
| 8 | Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft notice to revise the |
| 9 | Japan publishes English version of GHS Classified Chemicals for FY 2022 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and |
| 10 | Japan Adds Cosmetic Ingredients to NITE-CHRIP Database | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 10 January 2025, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) added ingredients used in cosmetics to the country’s Chemical Risk Information Platform (NITE-CHRIP). As a government agency, NITE has been designated to provide c |
| 11 | Japan Releases Q and A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 6 February 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a Q&A document on its portal to clarify the provisions of a Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). The Positive List is currently in a 5-year transition period ending on |
| 12 | Japan revises the Priority Assessment Chemicals list and Monitoring Procedures for FY2024 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE), |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | Japan to add methoxychlor dechlorane plus and UV-328 to the Export Trade Control Order | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) |
| 15 | Japan’s MHLW Publishes Final Enforcement Notice on Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final enforcement notice |
| 16 | Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust |
| 17 | Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) joi |
| 18 | Japan launches consultation on draft design certification standards for Plastic Product Design | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and |
| 19 | Japan: METI consults on revision of PAC list for ethyl hydrogen sulphate | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) join |
| 20 | Japan Releases 2026 Notification Schedule for Specific New Chemical Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust |
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