# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第二十六条 (Article 26) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第二十六条 (Article 26) — address `art-26` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). 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Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、食品衛生上の危害の発生を防止するため必要があると認めるときは、前項各号に掲げる食品、添加物、器具若しくは容器包装又は第十二条に規定する食品を製造し、又は加工した者が製造し、又は加工した同種の食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装を輸入する者に対し、当該食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装について、厚生労働大臣又は登録検査機関の行う検査を受けるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-2 When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary for preventing the occurrence of food sanitation hazards, the Minister may order a person who imports food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages that are the same type as those produced or processed by a person who has produced or processed food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages stated in each item of the preceding paragraph or food prescribed in Article 12 to undergo an inspection conducted by the Minister or a registered conformity assessment body on the food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 厚生労働大臣は、食品衛生上の危害の発生を防止するため必要があると認めるときは、生産地の事情その他の事情からみて第一項各号に掲げる食品、添加物、器具若しくは容器包装又は第十二条に規定する食品に該当するおそれがあると認められる食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装を輸入する者に対し、当該食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装について、厚生労働大臣又は登録検査機関の行う検査を受けるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-3 When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary for preventing the occurrence of food sanitation hazards, the Minister may order a person who imports food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages that are found to be likely to fall under food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages stated in each item of paragraph (1) or food prescribed in Article 12, in view of circumstances at production sites and other circumstances to undergo an inspection conducted by the Minister or a registered conformity assessment body on the food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の命令を受けた者は、当該検査を受け、その結果についての通知を受けた後でなければ、当該食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装を販売し、販売の用に供するために陳列し、又は営業上使用してはならない。 art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-4 A person who has received the order referred to in the preceding three paragraphs must not sell the food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages, display them for the purpose of selling, or use them for business until after the person has undergone the inspection and has received the notice of the results of the inspection. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の通知であつて登録検査機関がするものは、当該検査を受けるべきことを命じた都道府県知事又は厚生労働大臣を経由してするものとする。 art-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-5 The notice referred to in the preceding paragraph which is given by a registered conformity assessment body is to be given through the prefectural governor or the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare who has ordered that the person should undergo the inspection. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第一項から第三項までの規定による厚生労働大臣又は登録検査機関の行う検査を受けようとする者は、検査に要する実費の額を考慮して、厚生労働大臣の行う検査にあつては厚生労働大臣が定める額の、登録検査機関の行う検査にあつては当該登録検査機関が厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて定める額の手数料を納めなければならない。 art-26/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-6 A person who intends to undergo an inspection conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a registered conformity assessment body under the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3), must pay a fee specified by the Minister in consideration of the actual costs of the inspections for an inspection conducted by the Minister, and must pay a fee specified by the registered conformity assessment body by obtaining an approval from the Minister in consideration of the actual costs of the inspections for an inspection conducted by a registered conformity assessment body. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A person who intends to undergo an inspection conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a registered conformity assessment organ under the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3), must pay a fee specified by the Minister in consideration of the actual costs of the inspections for an inspection conducted by the Minister, and must pay a fee specified by the registered conformity assessment body by obtaining an approval from the Minister in consideration of the actual costs of the inspections for an inspection conducted by a registered conformity assessment body." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb **第七項** 前条第三項から第五項までの規定は、第一項から第三項までの検査について準用する。 art-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-7 The provisions of paragraphs (3) through (5) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to inspections referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-26/par-1/item-1: 第六条第二号 → 食品衛生法 第六条第一項第二号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-6/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-6/par-1/item-2 - art-26/par-1/item-1: 第三号 → 食品衛生法 第六条第一項第三号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-6/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-6/par-1/item-3 - art-26/par-1/item-2: 第十三条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-1 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 第十三条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-1 - art-26/par-1/item-4: 第十三条第三項 → 食品衛生法 第十三条第三項 (Article 13, paragraph (3)), art-13/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-3 - art-26/par-1/item-5: 第十六条 → 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-26/par-1/item-6: 第十八条第一項 → 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-26/par-1/item-7: 第十八条第三項 → 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-26/par-2: 前項 → 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-26/par-2: 第十二条 → 食品衛生法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-12 - art-26/par-3: 第一項 → 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-26/par-3: 第十二条 → 食品衛生法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-12 - art-26/par-4: 前三項 → 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-26/par-4: 前三項 → 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-26/par-4: 前三項 → 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-26/par-5: 前項 → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-4 - art-26/par-6: 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-26/par-6: 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-26/par-6: 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-26/par-7: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十五条第三項 (Article 25, paragraph (3)), art-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-25/par-3 - art-26/par-7: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十五条第四項 (Article 25, paragraph (4)), art-25/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-25/par-4 - art-26/par-7: 前条第三項から第五項まで → 食品衛生法 第二十五条第五項 (Article 25, paragraph (5)), art-25/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-25/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-25/par-5 - art-26/par-7: 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-26/par-7: 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-26/par-7: 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 ## Cited by 18 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 食品衛生法 第九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-9/par-1 - 食品衛生法 第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-2 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-3 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-4 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-5 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-6 - 食品衛生法 第二十六条第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-7 - 食品衛生法 第二十九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-29/par-1 - 食品衛生法 第三十三条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-33/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-33/par-1/item-3 - 食品衛生法 第四十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-42/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 第七十九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-79/par-1 - 食品衛生法 第八十三条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-83/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-83/par-1/item-1 - 食品衛生法 附則第二条第三項（登録検査機関に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4151-55/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/suppl-4151-55/art-2/par-3 - 食品衛生法 附則第十一条第一項（施行前の準備） — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/suppl-4151-55/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/suppl-4151-55/art-11/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Food Sanitation Act, written 2026-11-03 - 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 (食品衛生法), Article 26, paragraph (6) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb), 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