Act on the Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances, 1973 (Act No. 112 of 1973).

This Act aims at preventing health hazards resulting from harmful chemical substances contained in household products.
The Act provides for the designation of harmful substances and establishes necessary criteria for their permissible content levels. Products that do not conform to these criteria are prohibited from being put on the market. In order to prevent the spread of health hazards from these household products, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is empowered to order the recall of such products, have manufacturers of these products submit necessary reports, or have his designated inspectors make on-the-spot inspections of their business establishments.