Prohibition on sale, etc. of harmful foods, etc.
Prohibition on sale, etc. of harmful foods, etc.
- No one shall sell, collect, manufacture, import, process, use, cook, store, subdivide, transport or display any of the following foods, etc. for the purpose of sale (Article 4 of the Food Sanitation Act).
· Rotten, stale or unripe foods, which are likely to harm a human body
· Foods that contain or are likely to contain poisonous or harmful substances, or are smeared or are likely to be smeared with such substances (however, foods that are deemed not to cause any harm to human body by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety are excluded herefrom)
· Foods that are or may be contaminated with microbes causing diseases, which are likely to cause harm to a human body
· Foods that are likely to harm a human body due to their uncleanness, or other substances mixed with or added to such foods or other grounds
· Foods which have failed to undergo safety examination, among agricultural, livestock or fishery products subject to safety examination under Article 18 of the Food Sanitation Act or foods that are deemed to be inedible as a result of safety examination
· Foods, the import of which is prohibited, or foods imported without making an import declaration under Article 20(1) of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
· Foods that are manufactured, processed or subdivided by persons other than business operators
Sanctions for violations
- Where this is violated, the relevant product shall be discarded (Article 72(1) of the Food Sanitation Act), and the business operator shall be punished by receiving orders of suspension or closure of the business (Subparagraph 1 of Article 75(1) of the Food Sanitation Act and Article 89 and Subparagraph 1 of attached Table 23-II-1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act), or shall be subject to an administrative fine (Article 82(1) and Subparagraph 1 of Article 83(1) of the Food Sanitation Act).
Prohibition on sale, etc. of meat, etc. affected by diseases
Diseases that are prohibited for sale, etc.
- No one shall sell, such as food, meat, bones, milk, organs or blood of animals which have contracted or are likely to contract any of the following diseases or animals which died of such diseases, or collect, import, process, use, cook, store, subdivide, transport or display them for the purpose of sale (Article 5 of the Food Sanitation Act and Article 4 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act).
· Livestock with communicable diseases that are prohibited from being slaughtered pursuant to Subparagraph 1(c) of attached Table 3 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act
· Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Pasteurellosis and trichinosis
Sanctions for violations
- Where this is violated, the relevant product shall be discarded (Article 72(1) of the Food Sanitation Act), and the business operator shall receive orders of suspension or closure of business (Subparagraph 1 of Article 75(1) of the Food Sanitation Act and Article 89 and Subparagraph 2 of attached Table 23-II-1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act) or shall be subject to an administrative fine (Article 82(1) and Subparagraph 2 of Article 83(1) of the Food Sanitation Act).
Prohibition on sale, etc. of chemical compounds, etc. with no prescribed standards or specifications
Prohibition on sale, etc. of chemical compounds, etc. with no standards and specifications
- No person shall engage in any of the following conducts: However, the same shall not apply to cases that are deemed not to cause any harm to human body by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety through a deliberation by the Food Sanitation Deliberation Committee under Article 57 of the Food Sanitation Act (Article 6 of the Food Sanitation Act).
· Using additives that are chemical synthetics, standards and specifications of which are not prescribed, and substances containing such chemical synthetics as food additives
· Selling foods containing food additives in accordance with the above paragraph or manufacturing, importing, processing, using, cooking, storing, subdividing, transporting or displaying such foods for sale
※ Further details on the 「Standards and specifications on food additives」 are set by the (Announcement of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety).
Sanctions for violations
- Where this is violated, the relevant product shall be discarded (Article 72(1) of the Food Sanitation Act), and the business operator shall receive orders of suspension or closure of business (Subparagraph 1 of Article 75(1) of the Food Sanitation Act and Article 89 and Subparagraph 3 of attached Table 23-II-1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act), or shall be subject to an administrative fine (Article 82(1) and Subparagraph 2 of Article 83(1) of the Food Sanitation Act).
Prohibition on the use of poisonous apparatus, etc.
Prohibition on the use of poisonous apparatus, etc.
- No one shall sell any apparatus, containers or packages containing or tainted with poisonous or harmful materials which are likely to cause harm to human bodies, or apparatus, containers or packages which cause harm to human bodies when they come into contact with foods or food additives, or manufacture, import, store, transport, display such apparatus, containers or packages for sale, or use them for business (Article 8 of the Food Sanitation Act).
Sanctions for violations * or be subject to an administrative fine (Article 82(1) and Subparagraph 2 of Article 83(1) of the food Sanitation Act)
- Where this is violated, the relevant product shall be discarded (Article 72(1) of the Food Sanitation Act), and the business operator shall receive orders of suspension or closure of business (Subparagraph 1 of Article 75(1) of the Food Sanitation Act and Article 89 and Subparagraph 5 of attached Table 23-II-1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Food Sanitation Act), or be subject to an administrative fine (Article 82(1) and Subparagraph 2 of Article 83(1) of the food Sanitation Act)