PFAS

October 7, 2024 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Japan to Ban 138 PFAS Effective January 2025

Japan issues draft proposal to prohibit the manufacture, import and use of PFAS effective January 10, 2025

On September 9, 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of the Environment jointly issued a draft proposal to ban Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL).

The proposal would designate 138 PFAS compounds as Class I Specified Chemical Substances, which would completely prohibit the manufacture, import, and use of these chemicals.

The ordinance is expected to be adopted in November 2024, and will take effect on January 10, 2025.

The Japanese government is currently accepting comments on the proposal through October 9, 2024. Comments may be submitted online. The full text of the draft proposal can be found in Japanese here.

GreenSoft Technology helps identify PFAS chemicals in your supply chain for compliance with the Japanese CSCL PFAS ban

GreenSoft Technology’s PFAS Data Services solution provides affected companies with the chemical data from their supply chain that is needed to comply with the Japanese CSCL PFAS ban.

Our data collection team will contact your suppliers directly to obtain data on the PFAS chemicals contained in your products and components, checking against the 138 chemicals identified as PFAS under the Japanese CSCL.

With our Turnkey Service, we can generate the necessary compliance reports for you. Or you can use our GreenData Manager software to manage your company’s substance database and easily generate reports for this and other environmental regulations. Contact us to learn more.