The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is consulting on updating substances under the management of the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law (PDSCL).

On 31st March 2020, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the announcement to remove three substances from the CSCL Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs). In addition, on 20th Dec 2019, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed to add 6 substances into the poisonous or deleterious substances list.