健康・医療Utensils, Containers, and Packaging

 To ensure the safety of utensils, containers, packaging, toys and detergent, the MHLW establishes specifications and standards for these products. The MHLW also prohibits the use of materials that do not meet the specifications and the manufacturing of them by using methods that do not meet standards.

Important Notice

  • The MHLW closed acceptance for the requests on the new draft lists of the Positive List.

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The Positive List System for Food Utensils, Containers, and Packaging

Outline

Partially amendment of The Specifications and Standards for Food, Food Additives, Etc (Public Notice of the Ministry of Health and Welfare No.370) (Promulgated on April 28, 2020)

  • Japanese/English bilingual version of Appended Table 1 (including English name and CAS registry number)

Inviting applications about the Positive List

 
  • To amend the Positive List by a public notice, the MHLW needs to reorganize substances already listed in the Positive List and substances to be listed in the List, based on the requests about these substances from the relevant businesses including trade associations.

Inquiries about new substances

Q&A on Positive List System

Ministerial Ordinances etc. on Manufacturing Management Standards and Information Sharing

Notification

Others

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Manufacturing management

Guideline for safety assurance in the manufacture etc. of food Utensils, Containers, and Packaging

 

Report on the Regulation of Utensils, Containers, and Packaging

Compiled by the Committee on the Regulation of Food Utensils, Containers, and Packaging  

Interim Report for Reviewing the Regulations on Utensils, Containers, and Packaging

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Regulations

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Contact

Food Safety Standards and Evaluation Division
Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau