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On 1 June 2025, Japan’s Positive List (PL) for FCMs came into force. Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) releases the manual for introduction to the positive list on the portal on the same day. Japan's Positive List (PL) System regulates synthe

thers under consideration for TSCA risk evaluation.  These reports will support EPA’

ems. It mandates:  Pre-market evaluation of new chemical substances. 

on Agency (EPA) released its draft risk evaluation for dibutyl phthalate (DBP), also known

5, the European Commission released its evaluation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic

Act and the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). These legislati

m under the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals. The table covers: 

in without the need for a full domestic evaluation. This would significantly reduce the ti

viously assessed by the RAC in its 2022 evaluation. Conducted as part of the pesticide ren

's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) published a list of 186 substanc

On 4 July 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released notice 437 regarding the addition of one chemical to the list of essential monomers which constitutes the base material in the Table 1, Appendix 1 of the Standards for Food, Additives.

in recent years. She says "The ongoing evaluation of the regulation offers a good opportu

also revise the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances in the first hal

provisions involved the creation of an evaluation and registration fee to contribute to t

(EC) No 1907/2006) and the latest risk evaluation framework of the European Food Safety A

OA). The measure is based on scientific evaluations by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA

e for In Vitro Medical Devices. Evaluation of first-lot performance – Sensitivit

and the need for updated toxicological evaluations. Regulatory Context and Legal Basis

l illnesses. The findings came after an evaluation process that the MHLW started in July 2

irements, adverse reaction analysis and evaluation, investigation on adverse reaction, an