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Japan |Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 27 May 2021 (under MHLW Notification No. 213 of 2021) a partial amendment...
May 29, 2021


Japan |Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 13 May 2021 (under MHLW Notification No. 191 of 2021) a partial amendment...
May 15, 2021


Japan | Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 3 February 2021 (under MHLW Notification No. 34 of 2021) a partial...
Feb 3, 2021


Japan |Standards for Use of Dipotassium L-Tartrate, Calcium Carbonate Ⅱ & Metatartaric Acid in Food
On 4 December 2020 , the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published the following regulations to add Dipotassium L-Tartrate...
Dec 12, 2020


Japan |Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards for Foods, Food additives, etc.
Partial Amendment of Specifications And Standards For Foods, Food Additives, Etc. (MHLW No. 1209 No. 1 of 2020) - Imazapyr, Oxolinic acid,
Dec 9, 2020


4 Designated Ingredients | Pueraria mirifica, Black cohosh, Coleus forskohlii and Greater celandine
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 27 March, 4 designated ingredients or substances which require specific...
Mar 27, 2020


Japan | Partial Amendment of List of Existing Food Additives & Specifications And Standards for
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced on 26 Feb, 2020 (under MHLW Notification No. 42) the partial amendment of the...
Feb 26, 2020


Japan | Draft "Positive List" System
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft “Positive List (PL)” System for food utensils, containers, and...
Aug 9, 2019


Japan | Partial Amendment Of Specifications And Standards For Foods, Food Additives etc. (MHLW No. 4
食品、添加物等の規格基準の一部を改正する件(平成30年11月30日厚生労働省告示第408号) - 清涼飲料水 The Ministry of Health, Labour (MHLW) announced today, 30 Nov, 2018 (under MHLW...
Nov 30, 2018


Japan | Guidelines for Nutrition Labeling
The Consumer Affairs Agency (hereafter referred to as "CAA"), Government of Japan has published the second edition of the "Guidelines for...
May 12, 2018
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