Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has launched on 11 June 2026 a public consultation on the draft partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Quinoclamin, Chlorpyrifos, Spirodiclofen, Spiropidion and Propamocarb. In accordance with Article 13, Paragraph 3 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947), food containing residual amounts of agricultural chemicals, etc

Background In Japan, cosmetics are primarily governed by the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices（Act No. 145 of 1960) (also known as the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (PMDA), formerly known as the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (PAA) or the 薬事法 (Yakujihō). In accordance with the Article 61 of PMDA, cosmetics must have the following information labelled on their immediate container or immediate packagin

Background Following amendments to the Enforcement Order of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA), effective 1 April 2023, employers are required to take measures to minimize workers' exposure to hazardous chemical substances that are subject to risk assessment obligations. To reduce occupational exposure risks, employers must implement control measures in accordance with the hierarchy of controls, prioritizing the following approaches: Substitution of hazardous substan

Background At the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (SC COP-12), held from 28 April to 9 May 2025, Parties adopted amendments to Annex A of the Convention to list three additional persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the pesticide chlorpyrifos and two groups of industrial chemicals, namely long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) and related substances, and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 20 May 2026 (under Cabinet office Notification No. 71 of 2026 ) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isocycloseram, Oxolinic acid, Broflanilide, Quizalofop-ethyl, Quizalofop-tefuryl, Pyflubumide, Phenmedipham and Benzyladenine based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Main

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 19 February 2026 (under Cabinet Office Notification No. 7 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. (Act No. 370 of 1959) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Isotianil, Clofentezine, Validamycin and Broflanilide based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233 of 1947). Additionaly, Acetylcysteine (feed additive) has been added to the list of

Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has launched a public consultation on the draft amendment of the Public Consultation on the Cabinet Office Ordinance (Draft) Amending the Cabinet Office Ordinance that specifies the Food Labelling Standards and Allergens, Expiration Dates, Whether or Not Food Requires Heating for Safe Consumption, and Other Matters That Have a Significant Impact on Food Safety, as Stipulated in Article 6, Paragraph 8 of the Food Labelling Act on 26 Decem

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 16 December 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 683 of 2025) a partial amendment of Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food additives etc. ( Act No. 370 of 1959 ) to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of Esprocarb, Ethaboxam, Trifloxystrobin, Picarbutrazox, Polyoxorim-zinc and Mandipropamid based on Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act ( Act No. 233 of 1947 ) . Main revisions: 1) Maximum Residue Limit

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 7 October 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 583 of 2025) a partial amendment of...

The Consumers Affairs Agency (CAA) has published on 18 September 2025 ( under CAA Notification No. 526 of 2025) a partial amendment of...