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Japan Bans a Designated Food Additive in Food Products
Mar 27, 2024
On March 15, 2024, Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued an amendment to revise the food additive list. As per the amendment, 3,6-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-2(4H )-benzofuranone will be removed from the Essence List of 18 Kinds as of December 31, 2024.
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A New Designated Food Additive Granted Approval in Japan
Mar 05, 2024
On March 1, 2024, Japan MHLW announced that “Polyvinyl Alcohol” would be regulated as "Designated Additive", which became effective since the date of...
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NEWS
Japan Introduces Updated Standards for Food Additives
Feb 23, 2024
Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) recently issued Notice No. 29, announcing updates to certain provisions in the Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives. The notice declares updates including various aspects such as testing and experimental requirements for food additives, ingredient specifications for additive ingredients, storage requirement, as well as requirements for manufacturing and usage. To facilitate enterprises’ better adaption to the new rules, MHLW has granted them a one-year transition period.
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Japan Bans on Six Substances in Food Products
Jan 04, 2024
On December 27, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan announced six substances as "designated drugs" under the category of "dangerous drugs" with effect from January 6, 2024. The designated drugs include HHCV, HHCB, HHC, HHCH, HHCP, and “HHC-Octyl, HHCjd”.
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Japan Reconsiders Food and Drug Classification and Listing Method
Oct 08, 2023
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) held a closed working group, specifically focused on the "Drug List and Non-drug List." ChemLinked learned from its post-meeting documents that the MHLW is exploring regulatory requirements for melatonin and considering restructuring lists.
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Navigating the Availability of NMN in Food Across the Major Countries/Regions
Jul 31, 2023
The health potential of NMN has attracted the attention of enterprises. However, the regulation of NMN foods is not uniform across different countries. Some countries clearly allow NMN to be used in foods, while some have not yet legislated, creating obstacles for enterprises to develop NMN products.
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MHLW Proposes to Eliminate 78 Food Additives from the Existing List Based on Sales Conditions
Jul 21, 2023
Japan announced to initiate an investigation on 78 existing food additives from List of Existing Food Additives. MHLW believed these 78 food additives are unlikely sold on the market. As of now, 132 additives have been identified in the four previous investigations and have finally been banned for use.
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Taking Stock: Japan’s Foods with Function Claims in 2022
Feb 23, 2023
In 2022, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) approved a total of 1,361 Foods with Function Claims (FFC), of which 417 products are registered under the status of sales. ChemLinked made a statistical summary of the 417 foods, aiming to identify the most popular ingredients and functional food among consumers.
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Japan Updates the Permitted Food Additives List
Jan 13, 2023
On December 27, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan unveiled a notice, announcing the formal deletion of the food additive 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylfuran, and issued the revision for other food additives. This notice has taken effect since January 1, 2023.
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[Updated] Japan Revises the Drug/Non-drug List for Food Ingredients
Dec 28, 2022
On December 19, 2022, Japan released an amendment to the Directory Distinguishing Food and Drug Ingredients. According to the amendment, MHLW further enriched the contents of the drug list (ingredients exclusively used as drugs). The changes came into effect on the date of promulgation.
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