Product safety supports a safe and secure life for all people. METI has made efforts to ensure the safety of products that are distributed in Japan, mainly through the operation of four product safety laws, including the Consumer Product Safety Act.

However, approximately 20% of serious product accidents associated with severe damage such as death, serious injury, and fire are considered to have been caused by consumer misuse and carelessness.*

Accordingly, the actions of each and every person are essential in preventing product accidents and to realize a safe and secure life. Let’s protect ourselves and the people around us from the dangers of product accidents by all committing to confirm how to correctly use, maintain, and inspect products, paying attention to recall information, and replacing aged products with new ones.

METI launched an exclusive Facebook page “This is the Product Safety Information Office” in order to provide relevant product safety information as a means of raising awareness and knowledge of the relationship between products, safety, and individual actions.

* Based on the Consumer Product Safety Act, accidents from FY 2007 through FY 2014 for which the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has completed its investigation.

On the recently-launched Facebook page, titled “This is the Product Safety Information Office,” information is to be provided on serious product accidents and product recalls, events relating to product safety, and examples of good actions by business operators and individual consumers in terms of product safety. Information shall also be provided on product safety as it relates to seasonal changes and daily life.

As we plan to update the page as necessary, please check back for updated information.

The exclusive Facebook page, “This is the Product Safety Information Office”:
https://www.facebook.com/product.safety.meti (in Japanese)

July 17, 2015

Product Safety Division, Distribution and Industrial Safety Policy Group