Food contact materials · Japan
Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System Compliance
Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System is issued by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and has applied since 2020-06-01. It applies to products sold in APAC. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
- Jurisdiction
- Japan
- Regions
- APAC
- Effective
- 2020-06-01
- Evidence renewal
- every 1825 days
- Official source
- https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/shokuhin/
What Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System covers
Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System is a food contact materials requirement in Japan. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in APAC, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Import ban, product recall
Restricted substances and materials
| Substance | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Total Elution from plastic | 30 | ppm (30μg/ml) |
Materials and conditions that fail the check
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| MHLW Food Sanitation Act Compliance Declaration |
| Positive List substance verification |
| Elution test results (30ppm limit) |
| Factory inspection records |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
Related regulations
- EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials
- FDA 21 CFR Part 177 — Indirect Food Additives: Polymers
- EU Regulation 1935/2004 — Food Contact Materials Framework
- China Food Safety Law 2021 Revision
Industries where this regulation applies
- Food packaging and food-contact materials — 9 regulations
More
- All regulations in the dataset
- Regulation index (all 47 in one table)
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Check a product against Japan Food Sanitation Act — Positive List System
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.