# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第六章 (Chapter 6)

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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: 第六章 (Chapter 6) — address `ch-6`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-6
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## 第六章　監視指導 — Chapter VI Monitoring and Guidance
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/ch-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/ch-6</sup>

### 第二十一条の二
<sup>art-21-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-2</sup>

**第一項**  国及び都道府県等は、食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装に起因する中毒患者又はその疑いのある者（以下「食中毒患者等」という。）の広域にわたる発生又はその拡大を防止し、及び広域にわたり流通する食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装に関してこの法律又はこの法律に基づく命令若しくは処分に係る違反を防止するため、その行う食品衛生に関する監視又は指導（以下「監視指導」という。）が総合的かつ迅速に実施されるよう、相互に連携を図りながら協力しなければならない。
<sup>art-21-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-2/par-1</sup>
The national government and prefectures, etc. must work together in cooperation with each other to ensure that the monitoring or guidance concerning food sanitation (referred to below as "monitoring and guidance") will be comprehensively and promptly conducted, in order to prevent persons poisoned by food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages or persons suspected of being poisoned by them (referred to below as "patients with food poisoning, etc.") from spreading or increasing across wide areas, and prevent violations of this Act, or orders or dispositions based on this Act, concerning food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages that are distributed over wide areas.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The national government and prefectures, etc. must work together in cooperation with each other to ensure that the monitoring or guidance concerning food sanitation (referred to below as "monitoring and guidance") will be comprehensively and promptly conducted, in order to prevent persons poisoned by food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages or persons suspected of being poisoned by them (referred to below as "persons poisoned by food, etc.") from spreading or increasing across wide areas, and prevent violations of this Act, or orders or dispositions based on this Act, concerning food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages that are distributed over wide areas." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

### 第二十一条の三
<sup>art-21-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、監視指導の実施に当たつての連携協力体制の整備を図るため、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、国、都道府県等その他関係機関により構成される広域連携協議会（以下この条及び第六十六条において「協議会」という。）を設けることができる。
<sup>art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-1</sup>
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may establish a wide-area cooperation council consisting of the national government, prefectures, etc., and other relevant organizations pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as "the council" below in this Article and Article 66), in order to ensure the development of a coordination and cooperation system in implementing monitoring and guidance.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  協議会は、必要があると認めるときは、当該協議会の構成員以外の都道府県等その他協議会が必要と認める者をその構成員として加えることができる。
<sup>art-21-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-2</sup>
When the council finds it necessary, the council may add persons other than the members of the council who are persons found to be necessary by the council and prefectures, etc. as members.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  協議会において協議が調つた事項については、協議会の構成員は、その協議の結果を尊重しなければならない。
<sup>art-21-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-3</sup>
The members of the council must respect the results of discussions concerning the matters agreed upon at the council meetings.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  前三項に定めるもののほか、協議会の運営に関し必要な事項は、協議会が定める。
<sup>art-21-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-4</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding three paragraphs, the matters necessary for operating the council are decided by the council.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二十二条
<sup>art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣及び内閣総理大臣は、国及び都道府県等が行う監視指導の実施に関する指針（以下「指針」という。）を定めるものとする。
<sup>art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-1</sup>
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister are to establish guidelines concerning the monitoring and guidance to be implemented by the national government and prefectures, etc. (referred to below as the "guidelines").
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指針は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
<sup>art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2</sup>
The guidelines are to specify the following matters:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  監視指導の実施に関する基本的な方向
  <sup>art-22/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2/item-1</sup>
  basic direction on the implementation of monitoring and guidance;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  重点的に監視指導を実施すべき項目に関する事項
  <sup>art-22/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2/item-2</sup>
  matters concerning items for which monitoring and guidance should be intensively implemented;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  監視指導の実施体制に関する事項
  <sup>art-22/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2/item-3</sup>
  matters concerning the system for implementing monitoring and guidance;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  監視指導の実施に当たつての国、都道府県等その他関係機関相互の連携協力の確保に関する事項
  <sup>art-22/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2/item-4</sup>
  matters concerning ensuring of coordination and cooperation between the national government, prefectures, etc., and other relevant organizations in implementing monitoring and guidance; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  その他監視指導の実施に関する重要事項
  <sup>art-22/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-2/item-5</sup>
  other important matters concerning the implementation of monitoring and guidance.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  厚生労働大臣及び内閣総理大臣は、指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するとともに、都道府県知事等に通知しなければならない。
<sup>art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-22/par-3</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister have established or amended the guidelines, they must publicize that fact and notify prefectural governors, etc. of that fact without delay.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二十三条
<sup>art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、指針に基づき、毎年度、翌年度の食品、添加物、器具及び容器包装の輸入について国が行う監視指導の実施に関する計画（以下「輸入食品監視指導計画」という。）を定めるものとする。
<sup>art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-1</sup>
Each fiscal year, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to establish a plan on the monitoring and guidance to be implemented by the national government concerning the following fiscal year's import of food, additives, apparatus, and containers and packages (referred to below as the "imported food monitoring and guidance plan"), based on the guidelines.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  輸入食品監視指導計画は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
<sup>art-23/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-2</sup>
The imported food monitoring and guidance plan is to specify the following matters:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  生産地の事情その他の事情からみて重点的に監視指導を実施すべき項目に関する事項
  <sup>art-23/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-2/item-1</sup>
  matters concerning items for which monitoring and guidance should be intensively implemented, in view of the circumstances at the production site and other circumstances;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "matters concerning items for which monitoring and guidance should be intensively implemented, in view of the circumstances at the productions site and other circumstances;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

  **二**  輸入を行う営業者に対する自主的な衛生管理の実施に係る指導に関する事項
  <sup>art-23/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-2/item-2</sup>
  matters concerning guidance of the implementation of voluntary sanitation management for a business operator engaged in import; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  その他監視指導の実施のために必要な事項
  <sup>art-23/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-2/item-3</sup>
  other necessary matters for implementing monitoring and guidance.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  厚生労働大臣は、輸入食品監視指導計画を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。
<sup>art-23/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-3</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has established or amended the imported food monitoring and guidance plan, the Minister is to publicize that fact without delay.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  厚生労働大臣は、輸入食品監視指導計画の実施の状況について、公表するものとする。
<sup>art-23/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-23/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-23/par-4</sup>
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to publicize the implementation status of the imported food monitoring and guidance plan.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二十四条
<sup>art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24</sup>

**第一項**  都道府県知事等は、指針に基づき、毎年度、翌年度の当該都道府県等が行う監視指導の実施に関する計画（以下「都道府県等食品衛生監視指導計画」という。）を定めなければならない。
<sup>art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-1</sup>
Each fiscal year, the prefectural governor, etc. must establish a plan concerning the following fiscal year's monitoring and guidance to be implemented by that prefecture, etc. (referred to below as "prefectural plan for monitoring and guidance of food sanitation"), based on the guidelines.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  都道府県等食品衛生監視指導計画は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
<sup>art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-2</sup>
A prefectural plan for monitoring and guidance of food sanitation is to specify the following matters:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  重点的に監視指導を実施すべき項目に関する事項
  <sup>art-24/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-2/item-1</sup>
  matters concerning items for which monitoring and guidance should be intensively implemented;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  食品等事業者に対する自主的な衛生管理の実施に係る指導に関する事項
  <sup>art-24/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-2/item-2</sup>
  matters concerning guidance on the implementation of voluntary sanitation management for food business operators;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  監視指導の実施に当たつての国、他の都道府県等その他関係機関との連携協力の確保に関する事項
  <sup>art-24/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-2/item-3</sup>
  matters concerning the ensuring of coordination and cooperation with the national government, other prefectures, etc., and other relevant organizations in implementing monitoring and guidance; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "matters concerning the ensuring of coordination and cooperation with the national government, prefectures, etc., and other relevant organizations in implementing monitoring and guidance; and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

  **四**  その他監視指導の実施のために必要な事項
  <sup>art-24/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-2/item-4</sup>
  other necessary matters for implementing monitoring and guidance.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  都道府県等食品衛生監視指導計画は、当該都道府県等の区域における食品等事業者の施設の設置の状況、食品衛生上の危害の発生の状況その他の地域の実情を勘案して定められなければならない。
<sup>art-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-3</sup>
A prefectural plan for monitoring and guidance of food sanitation must be established by taking into account the situation of establishment of facilities by food business operators in the areas of that prefecture, etc., the status of occurrence of food sanitation hazards, and other actual circumstances of the regions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  都道府県知事等は、都道府県等食品衛生監視指導計画を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するとともに、厚生労働省令・内閣府令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣及び内閣総理大臣に報告しなければならない。
<sup>art-24/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-4</sup>
When a prefectural governor, etc. has established or amended the prefectural plan for monitoring and guidance of food sanitation, the prefectural governor, etc. must publicize that fact and report that fact to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Prime Minister, without delay, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Cabinet Office Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  都道府県知事等は、都道府県等食品衛生監視指導計画の実施の状況について、厚生労働省令・内閣府令で定めるところにより、公表しなければならない。
<sup>art-24/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-24/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-24/par-5</sup>
The prefectural governor, etc. must publicize the implementation status of the prefectural plan for monitoring and guidance of food sanitation pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Cabinet Office Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-21-3/par-1: この条 → 食品衛生法 第二十一条の三 (Article 21-3), art-21-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3
- art-21-3/par-1: 第六十六条 → 食品衛生法 第六十六条 (Article 66), art-66 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-66
- art-21-3/par-4: 前三項 → 食品衛生法 第二十一条の三第一項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (1)), art-21-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-1
- art-21-3/par-4: 前三項 → 食品衛生法 第二十一条の三第二項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (2)), art-21-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-2
- art-21-3/par-4: 前三項 → 食品衛生法 第二十一条の三第三項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (3)), art-21-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/art-21-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-21-3/par-3

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