Food Safety Basic Act
(Act No. 48 of May 23, 2003) Chapter I General Provisions
(Purpose)
Article 1 In consideration of the vital importance of precise responses to the development of science and technology, and to the progress of internationalization and other changes in the environment surrounding Japan's dietary habits, the purpose of this Act is to comprehensively promote policies to ensure food safety by establishing basic principles, by clarifying the responsibilities of the national and local governments, and food-related business operators and the roles of consumers,and establishing a basic direction for policy formulation, in order to ensure food safety.
