Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)

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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省, Kōseirōdōshō^?) is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō (厚労省) in Japan. This ministry provides regulations on maximum residue limits for agricultural chemicals in foods, basic food and drug regulations, standards for foods, food additives, etc.

It was formed with the merger of the former Ministry of Health and Welfare or Kōsei-shō (厚生省) and the Ministry of Labour or Rōdō-shō (労働省).

[edit] See also

• European Medicines Agency
• International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
• Drug development
• Clinical trial
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration

[edit] External links

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

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Coordinates: 35°40′23″N 139°45′11″E / 35.673°N 139.753°E / 35.673; 139.753