Japan releases a new version of the online tool for GHS classification and labelling

May-06-2022

GHS Safety data sheets (SDSs) Substance & mixture classification

A new version of the Japanese online tool, Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Mixture Classification and Labelling Creation System (Nite-Gmiccs) from the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) has been released.  ...

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Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances

Feb-08-2022

Active registration/ notification Chemical notification/ registration Product registration/ notification Substances of concern Japan

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid as a deleterious substance. This is an industrial substance widely used in coating products, polymers, lubricants, and...

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Japan is moving forward with the ban on the PFOA and its salts

Apr-21-2021

Japan is going forward with a global ban on the production, import, and use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (also known as o,p’-Dicofol), as a part of...

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Japan published 2021 schedule for low volume permit applications

Jan-28-2021

CSCL

Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) in 2021 has published the schedule for companies to notify new chemical substances manufactured or imported in volumes of less than 10 tonnes/year, or apply for...

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