Presentation of Toshiki Tasaka, Director, Overseas Coordination Department of QTEC, and Kei Funaki, ASEAN & South Asia Regional Manager, QTEC in Textiles Committee QTEC programme (Industry capacity building programme of Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, in association with the Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Centre QTEC) Blog post link: http://bit.ly/2qaOrsI

1. The banned substances
in Japanese market
Capacity building program
by Textiles Committee and QTEC Japan, May 2017
Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Center
(QTEC)
Overseas Coordination Department, Director, Toshiki Tasaka
Dhaka Lab, GM & Overseas Coordination Dep., Manager, Kei Funaki
Introduce Japanese market for
Textile Products

2. Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful
Substances （ Act No. 112 of October 12, 1973 ）
(Purpose)
Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to contribute to protecting the health of citizens
by imposing necessary controls on household products containing harmful
substances from the viewpoint of sanitation.
(Definitions)
Article 2 (1) The term "household products" as used in this Act shall mean products
provided primarily for the ordinary use of general consumers (excluding those listed
in the appended table).
(2) The term "harmful substances" as used in this Act shall mean, among
substances that are contained in household products, mercuric compounds and
other substances specified by Cabinet Order as likely to cause damage to human
health.
(Responsibility of Business Operators)
Article 3 A people who operates a business manufacturing or importing household
products shall understand the effects of substances contained in the household
products which he/she manufactures or imports on human health, and shall prevent
damage to human health from arising due to said substances.

3. 24 kind of certain aromatic amines
was added to the law
Promulgation 8th
April 2015
Enforcement 1st
April 2016
Regulated 24 substances same as China.
Criteria value: 30 μg / g (individual 24 kinds of a certain
aromatic amine)
Added on “Act on Control of Household Products
Containing Harmful Substances” same as formaldehyde
regulation.

4. 24 kind of certain aromatic amines
was added to the law
No Substances CAS No No Substances CAS No
1 4-aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 13
4,4'-methylenedi-o-
toluidine
838-88-0
2 benzidine 92-87-5 14 p-cresidine 120-71-8
3 4-chloro-o-toluidine 95-69-2 15
4,4'-methylene-bis-(2-
chloro-aniline)
101-14-4
4 2-naphthylamine 91-59-8 16 4,4'-oxydianiline 101-80-4
5
4-amino-2',3-
dimethylazobenzene
97-56-3 17 4,4'-thiodianiline 139-65-1
6 2-amino-4-nitrotoluene 99-55-8 18 2-aminotoluene 95-53-4
7 4-chloroaniline 106-47-8 19 2,4-diaminotoluene 95-80-7
8 2,4-diaminoanisole 615-05-4 20 2,4,5-trimethylaniline 137-17-7
9 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane 101-77-9 21 2-methoxyaniline 90-04-0
10 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine 91-94-1 22 4-aminoazobenzene 60-09-3
11 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine 119-90-4 23 2,4-xylidine 95-68-1
12 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine 119-93-7 24 2,6-xylidine 87-62-7
The lis t of c e rtain aromatic amine s

5. Regulated substances of Ordinance of the Ministry
of Health and Welfare regarding textile
1. Formaldehyde
Baby products : No Detective （ A-A0 0.05 or
less ）Underwear, Night wear, Sox etc. : 75μg/g or less
Health & Welfare Ministry Ordinance No.34, 1974 regarding Act on
Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances
What is Formaldehyde?
It is famous for one of cause substances of “sick-house syndrome”.
Skin allergy or mucous membrane irritation is occurred by
formaldehyde. WHO identifies that formaldehyde is carcinogen.
Construction materials which volatilize formaldehyde is regulated by
the building standard law in Japan, too.
Emission quantity of formaldehyde indoor is specified up to 100 μg/
㎡ by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

6. 2. 4,6-Dichloro-7-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-2-trifluormethylbenzimidazole
［ DTTB ］ ｛ Pesticide ｝
3. Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide ［ AOP ］ ｛ Fireproofing ｝
4. Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate ［ TDBPP ］ ｛ Fireproofing ｝
5. Triphenyl tin compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
6. Tributyl tin compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
7. Bis (2.3-dibromopropyl) phosphate compound ｛ Fireproofing ｝
8. Dieldrin ｛ Pesticide ｝
9. Organic mercury compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
Regulated substances of Ordinance of the Ministry
of Health and Welfare regarding textile

7. 2. 4,6-Dichloro-7-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-2-trifluormethylbenzimidazole
［ DTTB ］ ｛ Pesticide ｝
3. Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide ［ AOP ］ ｛ Fireproofing ｝
4. Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate ［ TDBPP ］ ｛ Fireproofing ｝
5. Triphenyl tin compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
6. Tributyl tin compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
7. Bis (2.3-dibromopropyl) phosphate compound ｛ Fireproofing ｝
8. Dieldrin ｛ Pesticide ｝
9. Organic mercury compounds ｛ Antibacterial and anti-fungicide ｝
Regulated substances of Ordinance of the Ministry
of Health and Welfare regarding textile