If for specific food or additives collected, produced, processed, cooked, or stored in a specific country or region, or those collected, produced, processed, cooked, or stored by a specific person, as a result of the inspections under the provisions of Article 26, paragraphs (1) through (3), or Article 28, paragraph (1), when it is found that food or additives falling under the following items are likely to be contained to a considerable extent, in light of the fact that a considerable number of food or additives falling under the following items have been discovered and the situation of food sanitation management at the production site or other grounds specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and taking into account the extent of risk of causing damage to human health and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that it is particularly necessary for preventing food sanitation hazards caused by the specific food or additives, the Minister may prohibit the specific food or additives from being sold, or collected, produced, imported, processed, used, or cooked for the purpose of selling, after hearing the opinions of the Health Science Council:
厚生労働大臣は、特定の国若しくは地域において採取され、製造され、加工され、調理され、若しくは貯蔵され、又は特定の者により採取され、製造され、加工され、調理され、若しくは貯蔵される特定の食品又は添加物について、第二十六条第一項から第三項まで又は第二十八条第一項の規定による検査の結果次に掲げる食品又は添加物に該当するものが相当数発見されたこと、生産地における食品衛生上の管理の状況その他の厚生労働省令で定める事由からみて次に掲げる食品又は添加物に該当するものが相当程度含まれるおそれがあると認められる場合において、人の健康を損なうおそれの程度その他の厚生労働省令で定める事項を勘案して、当該特定の食品又は添加物に起因する食品衛生上の危害の発生を防止するため特に必要があると認めるときは、厚生科学審議会の意見を聴いて、当該特定の食品又は添加物を販売し、又は販売の用に供するために、採取し、製造し、輸入し、加工し、使用し、若しくは調理することを禁止することができる。
food prescribed in Article 12;
food or additives that do not conform to the standards established pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1);
food that uses additives by a method that does not conform to the criteria established pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1); and
food prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (3).
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to make a prohibition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister must consult with the heads of the relevant administrative organs in advance.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定による禁止をしようとするときは、あらかじめ、関係行政機関の長に協議しなければならない。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has made a prohibition under the provisions of paragraph (1) and finds that there is no likelihood of the specific food or additives related to the prohibition to cause food sanitation hazards based on the application from a person having an interest in the prohibition, or as required, the Minister is to revoke the prohibition in whole or in part, after hearing the opinions of the Health Science Council, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has ordered a prohibition under the provisions of paragraph (1), or has issued a revocation of the prohibition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph in whole or in part, the Minister is to issue public notice in an Official Gazette.
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food
「食品」
All food and drink, except the pharmaceutical products, quasi-pharmaceutical products and regenerative medicine products defined in the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices.
Defined inArticle 4, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
additives
「添加物」
A substance used in or on food, by adding, mixing, soaking or any other method, in the course of producing food or to process or preserve it.
Defined inArticle 4, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law