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Overview
Product Safety Division is responsible for implementation of product safety-related acts <four Product Safety Acts> aiming to guarantee safety for consumers in Japan by preventing hazards caused by electrical appliances, gas appliances and general consumer products.
<Four Product Safety Acts>- Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- Gas Business Act
- Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
- Consumer Product Safety Act
Special Contents for Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
Press Releases and Related Information
- Death and Serious Injury during Snowblower use Occurring Due to Heavy Snowfall (Reissued Call for Attention) (January 14, 2022)
- Prevent Death and Serious Injury by Snowblowers! (December 23, 2021)
- Request to Discharge the Third-Party Battery Packs for Cordless Vacuum Cleaners from Sumitomo Shoten and Rowa Japan by Running the Vacuum Cleaners (Call for Stopping Use was Announced on October 29, 2021) (December 17, 2021)
- Winners of FY2021 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (November 18, 2021)
- Call for Stopping Use of Third-Party Battery Packs for Cordless Vacuum Cleaners Imported by Sumitomo Shoten and Rowa Japan(October 29, 2021)
- Call for Applicants for the FY2021 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (PS Awards 2021) Program Starts(June 28, 2021)
- Winners of FY2020 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards(February 12, 2021)
- Handbook for Preventing the Elderly from Being Involved in Product Accidents Formulated(March 25, 2020)
- Memorandum of Cooperation on Product Safety Concluded between METI and TISI, Thailand (February 12, 2020)
- New Digital Filing System for Industrial and Product Safety Laws Developed (January 6, 2020)
- Winners of FY2019 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (November 8, 2019)
- Call for Stopping Use of Battery Packs Manufactured by Shenzhen Ollop Technology Co., Ltd. Found in Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaners in Online Shopping Malls (August 9, 2019)
- Recall of Bicycles and Electric Power Assisted Bicycles with Built-in Locking Mechanism Simultaneously Working Handlebar Lock and Circle Lock (Free Product Inspection and Repair) (June 24, 2019)
- Report Compiled by the Study Group on Improvement of Effectiveness of Product Recalls under the Consumer Product Safety Act (June 20, 2019)
- Report Compiled on Results of the Questionnaire Survey for Challenges in Product Safety in Aging Society (May 17, 2019)
- Call for Applicants for the FY2019 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (PS Awards 2019) Program Starts (May 14, 2019)
- Call for Stopping Use of US Fisher-Price Cradle-type Infant Cribs (April 15, 2019)
- METI Formulates Guidance for Integrated Corporate Disclosure Concerning Industrial and Product Safety (February 27, 2019)
- November is Product Safety Inspection Month (October 31, 2018)
- Warning! Indoor Use of Portable Generators Can Endanger Your Life (September 9, 2018)
- Announcement of Winners of the 11th Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (November 7, 2017)
- November is Product Safety Inspection Month (October 26, 2017)
- Announcement of Winners of the FY 2016 Tenth METI Minister’s Awards for Best Contributors to Product Safety (November 7, 2016)
- Announcement of Winners of the FY 2015 Ninth METI Minister’s Awards for Best Contributors to Product Safety (November 2, 2015)
- Global Expansion of Information Sharing Network on Patent Applications and Examinations (July 17, 2015)
Recall Information
The OECD Global Recalls Portal provides information on mandatory and voluntary consumer product recalls which were issued by a governmental body and were made publicly available around the world. It includes the information on recalls of which details are provided in the METI website in Japanese.
- Management of Serious Product Accidents and Recall (PDF:562KB)
- 发生重大产品事故怎么办・普通召回手续流程图 (中文) (PDF:373KB)
Warning for Those Who Sell Products via the Internet
We prepared a leaflet of warning for those who sell products via the Internet to inform them of Product Safety Acts in Japan and to deepen their understanding. Please refer to the following link to know what the Product Safety Acts in Japan are and what kind of products are regulated by them.
- Warning for Those Who Sell Products via the Internet (PDF:627KB)
- 销售人员须知（适用于通过互联网销售产品的人员）(中文) (PDF:276KB)
Guidelines for ensuring safety with the IoT connection of electrical and gas appliances
Today, the Internet is widely spread, in addition to smartphones and PCs, electrical and gas appliances are used through Internet connections. It means that those appliances are expected to provide novel benefits to users with new services.
However, even when electrical and gas appliances are used in the Internet environment, it is necessary to take measures to ensure product safety.
From this perspective, we summarize how to ensure safety with IoT connection of electrical and gas appliances and published the “Guidelines for ensuring safety with the IoT connection of electrical and gas appliances” in April 2021.
Reference Information for Four Product Safety Acts
The translations here are not official texts, and are not necessarily finalized version. Only the original Japanese texts of the laws / regulations have legal effect, and the translations are to be used solely as reference materials to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws / regulations.
Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- Order for Enforcement of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- Ministerial Order to Provide Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials
Gas Business Act
- Gas Business Act
- Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act
- Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for Gas Equipment (as of Amendment of Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 27 of December 28, 2020)(PDF:684KB)
Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Consumer Product Safety Act
- Consumer Product Safety Act
- Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act
- Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for Specified Products Related to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (as of Amendment of Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 38 of July 2, 2018)
Division in Charge
Product Safety Division, Industrial and Product Safety Policy Group
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