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Information on household goods hygiene guidance
Last Updated February 20, 2024
- This is the site of Health Sanitation Division, Health and Safety Department, Yokohama City Public Health Center. Provides information about the hygiene of household goods.
- Page on Household Goods Hygiene
- Provides information on regulations related to household goods and safety measures.
- Page on household goods test results
- The Health Sanitation Division, the Health and Safety Department of Health and Safety Department, conducts a trial purchase and inspection of household goods from retailers in the city to prevent health hazards caused by clothing such as baby clothes and underwear, household detergents, and household goods such as aerosol products. In addition, as a result of the inspection, we provide guidance such as suspension of sales for products that violate the standards.
Other Information
Reference information on household items is posted.
- Formaldehyde contained in textile products
- Why don't you accidentally swallow or eat it?
- Pamphlets related to household goods
- "Handling familiar household goods properly, safe and comfortable life" (PDF: 5,141KB)(Created by Yokohama City)
Link to the website of the Chemical Substances Safety Office, Pharmaceuticals and Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Safety measures for household goods (outside site)
- This is a link to an information site on the law on the regulation of household goods containing harmful substances.
- Information on cases of product accidents caused by household goods (external site)
- This is a link to an information site for serious product accidents reported under the Consumer Product Safety Act to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, among other major product accidents reported under the Consumer Affairs Agency.
Other links
- Information on equipment, containers and packaging, toys, cleaning agents (pages of Health, Labour and Welfare Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (external site)
- This page is about food containers, toys, and kitchen detergents stipulated by the Food Sanitation Law.
- Information such as acute poisoning by household goods (page of Japan Poisoning Information Center) (outside site)
- Information on how to respond to an acute poisoning accident caused by chemical substances and how to prevent accidents.
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For inquiries to this page
Medical Care Bureau Health and Safety Department Health Sanitation Division
Phone: 045-671-2456
Phone: 045-671-2456
Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-seikatsueisei@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 728-625-545
