# 食品衛生法 / Food Sanitation Act — 第三章 (Chapter 3)

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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: 第三章 (Chapter 3) — address `ch-3`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/ch-3
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## 第三章　器具及び容器包装 — Chapter III Apparatus, and Containers and Packages
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/ch-3</sup>

### 第十五条
<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-15</sup>

**第一項**  営業上使用する器具及び容器包装は、清潔で衛生的でなければならない。
<sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-15/par-1</sup>
Apparatus, and containers and packages used for conducting business must be clean and sanitary.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十六条
<sup>art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-16</sup>

**第一項**  有毒な、若しくは有害な物質が含まれ、若しくは付着して人の健康を損なうおそれがある器具若しくは容器包装又は食品若しくは添加物に接触してこれらに有害な影響を与えることにより人の健康を損なうおそれがある器具若しくは容器包装は、これを販売し、販売の用に供するために製造し、若しくは輸入し、又は営業上使用してはならない。
<sup>art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-16/par-1</sup>
Apparatus, or containers and packages that contain toxic or harmful substances, or to which those substances are adhered and likely to harm human health, or apparatus, or containers and packages that come into contact with food or additives and are likely to harm human health due to having a harmful effect, must not be sold, manufactured or imported for the purpose of selling, or used for business.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Apparatus, or containers and packages that contain toxic or harmful substances, or to which those substances are adhered and likely to harm human health, or apparatus, or containers and packages that come into contact with food or additives and likely to harm to human health due to having a harmful effect, must not be sold, manufactured or imported for the purpose of selling, or used for business." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

### 第十七条
<sup>art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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>

### 第十八条
<sup>art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18</sup>

**第一項**  内閣総理大臣は、公衆衛生の見地から、食品衛生基準審議会の意見を聴いて、販売の用に供し、若しくは営業上使用する器具若しくは容器包装若しくはこれらの原材料につき規格を定め、又はこれらの製造方法につき基準を定めることができる。
<sup>art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-1</sup>
The Prime Minister may establish standards for apparatus, or containers and packages or their raw materials to be sold or used for business, or establish the criteria for the manufacturing method of apparatus, or containers and packages, from the viewpoint of public health, after hearing the opinions of the Food Safety Standards Council.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The Prime Minister may establish standards for apparatus, or containers and packages or their raw materials to be sold or used for business, or establish the criteria for the manufacturing method of apparatus, or containers and packages, after hearing the opinions of the Food Safety Standards Council." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定により規格又は基準が定められたときは、その規格に合わない器具若しく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、若しくは営業上使用し、その規格に合わない原材料を使用し、又はその基準に合わない方法により器具若しくは容器包装を製造してはならない。
<sup>art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-2</sup>
When the standards or criteria have been established pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the apparatus, or containers and packages that do not conform to the standards must not be sold, manufactured or imported for the purpose of selling, or used for business, raw materials that do not conform to the standards must not be used, and the apparatus, or containers and packages must not be manufactured by a method that does not conform to the criteria.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  器具又は容器包装には、成分の食品への溶出又は浸出による公衆衛生に与える影響を考慮して政令で定める材質の原材料であつて、これに含まれる物質（その物質が化学的に変化して生成した物質を除く。）について、当該原材料を使用して製造される器具若しくは容器包装に含有されることが許容される量又は当該原材料を使用して製造される器具若しくは容器包装から溶出し、若しくは浸出して食品に混和することが許容される量が第一項の規格に定められていないものは、使用してはならない。ただし、当該物質が人の健康を損なうおそれのない量として内閣総理大臣が食品衛生基準審議会の意見を聴いて定める量を超えて溶出し、又は浸出して食品に混和するおそれがないように器具又は容器包装が加工されている場合（当該物質が器具又は容器包装の食品に接触する部分に使用される場合を除く。）については、この限りでない。
<sup>art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-3</sup>
Substances (excluding substances generated by chemical change of substances) which are raw materials of materials specified by Cabinet Order taking into consideration the impact on public health of the elution or seepage of the components into food must not be used for apparatus, or containers and packages, when the quantity permitted to be contained in the apparatus, or containers and packages manufactured, or the quantity permitted to be eluted or to seep into food from apparatus, or containers and packages manufactured using those substances is not specified in the standards referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article; provided, however, that this does not apply if the apparatus, or containers and packages, are processed so that the substances do not have the risk of eluting or seeping into food at a quantity exceeding the quantity specified by the Prime Minister as unlikely to harm human health after hearing the opinions of the Food Safety Standards Council (excluding the case in which the substance is used for the part of the apparatus, or containers and packages which come into contact with food).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Substances (excluding substances generated by chemical change of substances) which are raw materials of materials specified by Cabinet Order taking into consideration the impact of the elution or seepage of the components into food must not be used for apparatus, or containers and packages, when the quantity permitted to be contained in the apparatus, or containers and packages manufactured, or the quantity permitted to be eluted or seep into food from apparatus, or containers and packages manufactured using those substances is not specified in the standards referred to in paragraph (1) of the Article; provided, however, that this does not apply if the apparatus, or containers and packages, are processed so that the substances does not have the risk of eluting or seeping into food at a quantity exceeding the quantity specified by the Prime Minister as unlikely to harm human health after hearing the opinions of the Food Safety Standards Council (excluding the case in which the substance is used for the part of the apparatus, or containers and packages which come into contact with food)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5024/tb</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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-17/par-1
- art-18/par-2: 前項 → 食品衛生法 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-1
- art-18/par-3: 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/ja/food-sanitation-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000233/art-18/par-1

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