# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第六十条 (Article 60)

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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: 第六十条 (Article 60) — address `art-60`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-60
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### 第六十条
<sup>art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-60</sup>

**第一項**  都道府県知事は、営業者が第六条、第八条第一項、第十条から第十二条まで、第十三条第二項若しくは第三項、第十六条、第十八条第二項若しくは第三項、第十九条第二項、第二十条、第二十五条第一項、第二十六条第四項、第四十八条第一項、第五十条第二項、第五十一条第二項、第五十二条第二項若しくは第五十三条第一項の規定に違反した場合、第七条第一項から第三項まで、第九条第一項若しくは第十七条第一項の規定による禁止に違反した場合、第五十五条第二項第一号若しくは第三号に該当するに至つた場合又は同条第三項の規定による条件に違反した場合においては、同条第一項の許可を取り消し、又は営業の全部若しくは一部を禁止し、若しくは期間を定めて停止することができる。
<sup>art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-60/par-1</sup>
When a business operator violates the provisions of Article 6, Article 8, paragraph (1), Articles 10 through 12, Article 13, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 16, Article 18, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 19, paragraph (2), Article 20, Article 25, paragraph (1), Article 26, paragraph (4), Article 48, paragraph (1), Article 50, paragraph (2), Article 51, paragraph (2), Article 52, paragraph (2) or Article 53, paragraph (1), violates a prohibition under the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 9, paragraph (1) or Article 17, paragraph (1), has come to fall under Article 55, paragraph (2), item (i) or (iii), or violates the conditions under the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article, a prefectural governor may revoke the approval referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article, prohibit the business in whole or in part, or suspend the business by specifying a period.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、営業者（食品、添加物、器具又は容器包装を輸入することを営む人又は法人に限る。）が第六条、第八条第一項、第十条第二項、第十一条、第十二条、第十三条第二項若しくは第三項、第十六条、第十八条第二項若しくは第三項、第二十六条第四項、第五十条第二項、第五十一条第二項、第五十二条第二項若しくは第五十三条第一項の規定に違反した場合又は第七条第一項から第三項まで、第九条第一項若しくは第十七条第一項の規定による禁止に違反した場合においては、営業の全部若しくは一部を禁止し、又は期間を定めて停止することができる。
<sup>art-60/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-60/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-60/par-2</sup>
When a business operator (limited to a person or corporation that is engaged in import of food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages) violates the provisions of Article 6, Article 8, paragraph (1), Article 10, paragraph (2), Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 16, Article 18, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 26, paragraph (4), Article 50, paragraph (2), Article 51, paragraph (2), Article 52, paragraph (2) or Article 53, paragraph (1), or violates a prohibition under the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 9, paragraph (1) or Article 17, paragraph (1), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may prohibit the business in whole or in part, or suspend the business by specifying a period.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When a business operator (limited to a person or corporation that is engaged in import of food, additives, apparatus, or containers and packages) violates the provisions of Article 6, Article 8, paragraph (1), Article 10, paragraph (2), Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 16, Article 18, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 26, paragraph (4), Article 50, paragraph (2), Article 51, paragraph (2), Article 52, paragraph (2) or Article 53, paragraph (1), or violates a prohibition under the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) to (3), Article 9, paragraph (1) or Article 17, paragraph (1), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may prohibit the business in whole or in part, or suspend the business by specifying a period." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-60/par-1: 第六条 → 食品衛生法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-6
- art-60/par-1: 第八条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-8/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第十条から第十二条まで → 食品衛生法 第十条 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-10
- art-60/par-1: 第十条から第十二条まで → 食品衛生法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-11
- art-60/par-1: 第十条から第十二条まで → 食品衛生法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-12
- art-60/par-1: 第十三条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十三条第二項 (Article 13, paragraph (2)), art-13/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-3
- art-60/par-1: 第十六条 → 食品衛生法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-16
- art-60/par-1: 第十八条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十八条第二項 (Article 18, paragraph (2)), art-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-3
- art-60/par-1: 第十九条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-19/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 第二十条 → 食品衛生法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-20
- art-60/par-1: 第二十五条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-25/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第二十六条第四項 → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-4
- art-60/par-1: 第四十八条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第四十八条第一項 (Article 48, paragraph (1)), art-48/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-48/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第五十条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-50/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 第五十一条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十一条第二項 (Article 51, paragraph (2)), art-51/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-51/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 第五十二条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十二条第二項 (Article 52, paragraph (2)), art-52/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-52/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 第五十三条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-53/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-2
- art-60/par-1: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-3
- art-60/par-1: 第九条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第九条第一項 (Article 9, paragraph (1)), art-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-9/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第十七条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1
- art-60/par-1: 第五十五条第二項第一号 → 食品衛生法 第五十五条第二項第一号 (Article 55, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-55/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-55/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-55/par-2/item-1
- art-60/par-1: 第三号 → 食品衛生法 第五十五条第二項第三号 (Article 55, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-55/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-55/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-55/par-2/item-3
- art-60/par-1: 同条第三項 → 食品衛生法 第五十五条第三項 (Article 55, paragraph (3)), art-55/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-55/par-3
- art-60/par-1: 同条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-55/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 第六条 → 食品衛生法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-6
- art-60/par-2: 第八条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-8/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 第十条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-10/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 第十一条 → 食品衛生法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-11
- art-60/par-2: 第十二条 → 食品衛生法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-12
- art-60/par-2: 第十三条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十三条第二項 (Article 13, paragraph (2)), art-13/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-13/par-3
- art-60/par-2: 第十六条 → 食品衛生法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-16
- art-60/par-2: 第十八条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第十八条第二項 (Article 18, paragraph (2)), art-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-3
- art-60/par-2: 第二十六条第四項 → 食品衛生法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-26/par-4
- art-60/par-2: 第五十条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-50/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 第五十一条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十一条第二項 (Article 51, paragraph (2)), art-51/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-51/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 第五十二条第二項 → 食品衛生法 第五十二条第二項 (Article 52, paragraph (2)), art-52/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-52/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 第五十三条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-53/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-2
- art-60/par-2: 第七条第一項から第三項まで → 食品衛生法 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-7/par-3
- art-60/par-2: 第九条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第九条第一項 (Article 9, paragraph (1)), art-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-9/par-1
- art-60/par-2: 第十七条第一項 → 食品衛生法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 食品衛生法 第五十五条第二項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-55/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-55/par-2/item-2
- 食品衛生法 第六十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-68/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-68/par-3
- 食品衛生法 第七十六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-76/par-1
- 食品衛生法 第八十一条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-81/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-81/par-1/item-3

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## Sources

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