2026 Product Safety Inspection Month Begins November 1
Overview
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry designates November as Product Safety Inspection Month and encourages people to clean and inspect household products and use them correctly. Activities include displaying posters, outreach and lectures by regional bureaus and NITE, voluntary activities by supporting companies, the PS Award ceremony, and inspection videos. Companies, organizations, and individuals may use the logo, but not to indicate the performance of a specific product or as a product or brand name.
Key points
- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry designates November as Product Safety Inspection Month.
- Using products for a long time without cleaning or inspecting them, ignoring malfunctions, or using them incorrectly may lead to accidents such as fires.
- The NITE lecture will be held online free of charge on November 18, 2026, from 13:00 to 16:00.
- The ceremony for the 20th Product Safety Awards for Excellence (PS Awards 2026) is scheduled for November 12, 2026.
Overview
To help people use household appliances, heaters, and other products safely, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is urging them to inspect product safety. Ahead of the year-end deep cleaning, it encourages people to check household products and provides a checklist.
Activities for fiscal 2026 include displaying posters, outreach by regional bureaus of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a NITE lecture, activities by supporting companies, an awards ceremony, and videos introducing inspection points and safe usage.
Impact
Companies, organizations, and individuals who support its purpose may use the Product Safety Inspection logo to promote product safety inspections. It may not be used to indicate the performance of a specific product or as a product or brand name.
Details
The NITE lecture is themed “Preventing Accidents Involving Products with Lithium-Ion Batteries: Safety Measures Required of Businesses.” The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, NITE, and related organizations and businesses will cover administrative trends, accident incidence, safety measures, and collection and recycling. The venue is a Microsoft Teams webinar.
Supporting companies will post information on websites and social media, display and distribute posters and leaflets, conduct internal awareness activities, make inspection visits, and hold classes and events. For example, LIXIL will provide in-person and remote classes for elementary and junior high school students, while YUWA Holdings will display posters at 20 warehouses and sales offices nationwide and notify about 400 suppliers.
The ceremony will be held at Iino Conference Center in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, and is scheduled to include awards, short speeches by award-winning companies, a talk session, and a panel discussion. A recording of the ceremony is scheduled to be posted later on the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's YouTube channel.
The inspection-point videos were produced with the cooperation of Joshin Denki and Kaino Denki, and experts explain potential product accidents and inspection methods. The green logo depicts an inspection with a pointing finger, while yellow represents discoveries made through inspection. Users should check the usage guidelines; applying to use the logo does not constitute certification or approval.