If the number of patients with food poisoning, etc. who have been confirmed is equal to or higher than the number specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, it is likely that such a situation will occur, or patients with food poisoning, etc. have been found over a wide area or are likely to spread over a wide area, and there is an urgency to prevent the occurrence of food sanitation hazards, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may request prefectural governors, etc. to investigate the causes of food poisoning and report the investigation results, by specifying a time limit.
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prefectural governor, etc.
「都道府県知事等」
A prefectural governor, the mayor of a city with a public health center (保健所を設置する市), or the mayor of a special ward (特別区).
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (1)
persons poisoned by food, etc.
「食中毒患者等」
A person poisoned by food, additives, apparatus or containers and packages, or a person suspected of having been.
Short name set inArticle 21-2, paragraph (1)