# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act

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- 昭和二十二年法律第二百三十三号 · Act
- English title "Food Sanitation Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act
- Permanent URL: https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233
- 90 articles in the main text, 109 articles in the 附則 (supplementary provisions).

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One provision as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/art-1

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## 本則 (the main text)

- 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions · art-1 to art-4 · 21 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-1
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第二章　食品及び添加物 — Chapter II Food and Additives · art-5 to art-14 · 46 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第五条から第九条まで — Articles 5 to 9 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-2/from-art-5
  - 第十条から第十四条まで — Articles 10 to 14 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-2/from-art-10
- 第三章　器具及び容器包装 — Chapter III Apparatus, and Containers and Packages · art-15 to art-18 · 16 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-3
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第四章　表示及び広告 — Chapter IV Labeling and Advertising · art-19 to art-20 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-4
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第五章　食品添加物公定書 — Chapter V Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives · art-21 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-5
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第六章　監視指導 — Chapter VI Monitoring and Guidance · art-21-2 to art-24 · 35 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-6 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-6
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第七章　検査 — Chapter VII Inspections · art-25 to art-30 · 39 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-7 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-7
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第八章　登録検査機関 — Chapter VIII Registered Conformity Assessment Bodies · art-31 to art-47 · 76 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-8 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-8
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第九章　営業 — Chapter IX Business · art-48 to art-61 · 64 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-9 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-9
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第四十八条から第五十二条まで — Articles 48 to 52 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-9/from-art-48
  - 第五十三条から第六十一条まで — Articles 53 to 61 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-9/from-art-53
- 第十章　雑則 — Chapter X Miscellaneous Provisions · art-62 to art-80 · 76 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-10 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-10
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第六十二条から第六十九条まで — Articles 62 to 69 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-10/from-art-62
  - 第七十条から第八十条まで — Articles 70 to 80 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-10/from-art-70
- 第十一章　罰則 — Chapter XI Penal Provisions · art-81 to art-89 · 39 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-11 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-11
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 附則・別表・様式 (supplementary provisions, appended tables and forms)

- 附　則 · 19 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3221-233 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3221-233
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月三一日法律第一五四号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3241-154 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3241-154
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月三一日法律第一六八号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3241-168 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3241-168
- 附　則 昭和二五年三月二八日法律第二六号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3251-26 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3251-26
- 附　則 昭和二六年六月一日法律第一七四号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3261-174 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3261-174
- 附　則 昭和二七年七月三一日法律第二四八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3271-248 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3271-248
- 附　則 昭和二八年八月一日法律第一一三号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3281-113 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3281-113
- 附　則 昭和二八年八月一五日法律第二一三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3281-213 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3281-213
- 附　則 昭和三一年六月一二日法律第一四八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3311-148 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3311-148
- 附　則 昭和三二年六月一五日法律第一七五号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3321-175 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3321-175
- 附　則 昭和三五年八月一〇日法律第一四五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3351-145 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3351-145
- 附　則 昭和三七年九月一五日法律第一六一号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3371-161 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3371-161
- 附　則 昭和四七年六月三〇日法律第一〇八号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3471-108 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-3471-108
- 附　則 平成二年六月二九日法律第七〇号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4021-70 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4021-70
- 附　則 平成六年六月二九日法律第四九号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4061-49 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4061-49
- 附　則 平成六年七月一日法律第八四号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4061-84 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4061-84
- 附　則 平成七年五月二四日法律第一〇一号 · 40 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4071-101 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4071-101
- 附　則 平成九年一一月二一日法律第一〇五号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4091-105 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4091-105
- 附　則 平成一〇年五月八日法律第五四号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4101-54 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4101-54
- 附　則 平成一〇年六月一二日法律第一〇一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4101-101 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4101-101
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第八七号 · 26 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-87
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第一〇二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-102
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月二二日法律第一六〇号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-160 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4111-160
- 附　則 平成一二年五月三一日法律第九一号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4121-91 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4121-91
- 附　則 平成一四年八月七日法律第一〇四号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4141-104 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4141-104
- 附　則 平成一四年一二月一三日法律第一五二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4141-152 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4141-152
- 附　則 平成一五年五月三〇日法律第五五号 · 34 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4151-55 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4151-55
- 附　則 平成一七年五月一八日法律第四二号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4171-42 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4171-42
- 附　則 平成一七年七月二六日法律第八七号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4171-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4171-87
- 附　則 平成一八年六月七日法律第五三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4181-53 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4181-53
- 附　則 平成二一年六月五日法律第四九号 · 14 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4211-49 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4211-49
- 附　則 平成二五年六月一四日法律第四四号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-44 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-44
- 附　則 平成二五年六月二八日法律第七〇号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-70 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-70
- 附　則 平成二五年一一月二七日法律第八四号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-84 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-84
- 附　則 平成二五年一二月一三日法律第一〇三号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-103 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4251-103
- 附　則 平成二六年六月四日法律第五一号 · 10 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4261-51 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4261-51
- 附　則 平成二六年六月一三日法律第六九号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4261-69 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4261-69
- 附　則 平成二九年五月三一日法律第四一号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4291-41 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4291-41
- 附　則 平成三〇年六月一三日法律第四六号 · 31 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4301-46 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4301-46
- 附　則 平成三〇年六月一五日法律第五三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4301-53 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4301-53
- 附　則 令和元年一一月二七日法律第五七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5011-57 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5011-57
- 附　則 令和四年六月一七日法律第六八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5041-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5041-68
- 附　則 令和五年五月二六日法律第三六号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5051-36 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5051-36
- 附　則 令和五年六月一四日法律第五二号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5051-52 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-5051-52
- 別表 （第三十三条関係） · 1 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/food-sanitation-act/appdx-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/appdx-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 食品衛生法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000233/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Food Sanitation Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch food-sanitation-act-20261102T225259-010, translated 2026-11-03
- This site's parser, version 220 — 食品衛生法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02