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Japan MHLW Proposes Addition of Six Poisonous or Deleterious Chemical Substances

Japan MHLW proposed to designate six more poisonous or deleterious substances.

On December 5, 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) held an internal meeting. Based on preliminary findings it was proposed that six substances could be designated as poisonous or deleterious substances. The details of the six substances are shown in the table below.

Substance Name

CAS No.

Toxicity Test Item(s)

Result

Dibutyltin Dichloride

683-18-1

Acute toxicity (inhalation)

Poisonous substance

3-Amino-1-propanol

156-87-6

Skin corrosion/ Serious eye damage

Deleterious substance

Triacetoxyethylsilane

17689-77-9

Skin corrosion

Deleterious substance

9-Octadecen-1-amine, (9Z)-

112-90-3

Skin corrosion

Deleterious substance

1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene

100-00-5

Acute toxicity (oral)/ Acute toxicity (dermal)

Deleterious substance

2,4-Dichlorophenol

120-83-2

Acute toxicity (dermal), skin corrosion, and serious eye damage

Deleterious substance

Later on December 20, the MHLW issued a notice [1] to chemical industry associations in the country, with a view to soliciting applications for a review of the finding mentioned above or an exemption granted to any preparation with a certain concentration of relevant substances before January 31, 2020.

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