| # | Title | Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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) |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) under the Industrial Safety and Health |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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), |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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) |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 157 Substances Added | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 157 new chemicals to the New Che |
| 19 | Japan Revises Rules on Managing Class I Chemical Impurities Under BAT Framework | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust |
| 20 | Japan Releases further Q&A Document of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM) | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Update 2: On 26 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released an updated Q&A document on its portal for the Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). This time, the CAA addressed concerns regarding products that are similar to tho |
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