Additives (excluding natural flavoring agents and things that have been generally served for human consumption, and are used as additives) and formulations and food containing those additives must not be sold or be produced, imported, processed, used, stored, or displayed for the purpose of selling, unless the Prime Minister specifies them as those unlikely to harm human health after hearing the opinions of the Food Safety Standards Council.
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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
natural flavoring agents
「天然香料」
An additive used to flavor food that is obtained from animals or plants, or is a mixture of such substances.
Defined inArticle 4, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.