# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第十七条 (Article 17)

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- Law: 食品衛生法 (Food Sanitation Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二百三十三号
- English title "Food Sanitation Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十七条 (Article 17) — address `art-17`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17
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### 第十七条
<sup>art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、特定の国若しくは地域において製造され、又は特定の者により製造される特定の器具又は容器包装について、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器具又は容器包装に該当するものが相当数発見されたこと、製造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器具又は容器包装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、当該特定の器具又は容器包装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、当該特定の器具又は容器包装を販売し、販売の用に供するために製造し、若しくは輸入し、又は営業上使用することを禁止することができる。
<sup>art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1</sup>
If for specific apparatus, or containers and packages that are manufactured in a specific country or region, or manufactured by a specific person, a considerable number of apparatus, or containers and packages falling under the following items have been discovered as a result of inspections under the provisions of Article 26, paragraphs (1) through (3) or Article 28, paragraph (1), and it is found likely that apparatus, or containers and packages falling under the following items are contained to a considerable extent due to the status of food sanitation management at the production site and other grounds specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it particularly necessary for preventing food sanitation hazards caused by the specific apparatus, or containers and packages, taking into account the level of risk of harming human health and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister may prohibit the sales of the specific apparatus, or containers and packages, manufacturing or import of the specific apparatus, or containers and packages for the purpose of selling, or using them for business, after hearing the opinions of the Health Science Council:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  前条に規定する器具又は容器包装
  <sup>art-17/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1/item-1</sup>
  apparatus, or containers and packages prescribed in the preceding Article;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  次条第一項の規定により定められた規格に合わない器具又は容器包装
  <sup>art-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1/item-2</sup>
  apparatus, or containers and packages that do not conform to the standards established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  次条第三項の規定に違反する器具又は容器包装
  <sup>art-17/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1/item-3</sup>
  apparatus, or containers and packages that violate the provisions of paragraph (3) of the following Article.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  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。
<sup>art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-2</sup>
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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第九条第三項及び第四項の規定は、第一項の規定による禁止が行われた場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第三項中「食品又は添加物」とあるのは、「器具又は容器包装」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 9, paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which a prohibition under the provisions of paragraph (1) has been made. In such a case, the term "food or additives" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "apparatus, or containers and packages".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-17/par-1: 第二十六条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-1
- art-17/par-1: 第二十六条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-2
- art-17/par-1: 第二十六条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第三項 (Article 26, paragraph (3)), art-26/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-3
- art-17/par-1: 第二十八条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-28/par-1
- art-17/par-1/item-1: 前条 → 食品衛生法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-16
- art-17/par-1/item-2: 次条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-1
- art-17/par-1/item-3: 次条第三項 → 食品衛生法 第十八条第三項 (Article 18, paragraph (3)), art-18/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-3
- art-17/par-2: 前項 → 食品衛生法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1
- art-17/par-3: 第九条第三項 → 食品衛生法 第九条第三項 (Article 9, paragraph (3)), art-9/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-9/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-9/par-3
- art-17/par-3: 第四項 → 食品衛生法 第九条第四項 (Article 9, paragraph (4)), art-9/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-9/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-9/par-4
- art-17/par-3: 第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1

## Cited by

9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 食品衛生法 第十七条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-2
- 食品衛生法 第十七条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-3
- 食品衛生法 第五十八条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-58/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-58/par-1/item-2
- 食品衛生法 第五十九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-59/par-1
- 食品衛生法 第六十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-60/par-1
- 食品衛生法 第六十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-60/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-60/par-2
- 食品衛生法 第六十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-68/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-68/par-1
- 食品衛生法 第六十八条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-68/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-68/par-3
- 食品衛生法 第八十三条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-83/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-83/par-1/item-2

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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
- This site's parser, version 220 — 食品衛生法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02