# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第六十七条 (Article 67)

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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: 第六十七条 (Article 67) — address `art-67`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-67
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-67
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### 第六十七条
<sup>art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-67</sup>

**第一項**  都道府県等は、食中毒の発生を防止するとともに、地域における食品衛生の向上を図るため、食品等事業者に対し、必要な助言、指導その他の援助を行うように努めるものとする。
<sup>art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-67/par-1</sup>
A prefecture, etc. is to endeavor to provide necessary advice, guidance, and other assistance to food business operators, in order to prevent the occurrence of food poisoning and improve food sanitation in the region.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  都道府県等は、食品等事業者の食品衛生の向上に関する自主的な活動を促進するため、社会的信望があり、かつ、食品衛生の向上に熱意と識見を有する者のうちから、食品衛生推進員を委嘱することができる。
<sup>art-67/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-67/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-67/par-2</sup>
A prefecture, etc. may appoint a food sanitation promoter from among the persons who have public reputation, and have enthusiasm, knowledge and experience for improving food sanitation, in order to promote voluntary activities by food business operators concerning the improvement of food sanitation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  食品衛生推進員は、飲食店営業の施設の衛生管理の方法その他の食品衛生に関する事項につき、都道府県等の施策に協力して、食品等事業者からの相談に応じ、及びこれらの者に対する助言その他の活動を行う。
<sup>art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-67/par-3</sup>
A food sanitation promoter is to cooperate in the policy measures of prefectures, etc., respond to requests for consultation from food business operators, and give advice to them concerning sanitation management method of facilities for restaurant business and other matters concerning food sanitation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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