The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a prefectural governor, etc. may, when it is found to be necessary, request a business person or other relevant persons to submit the necessary report, or have their officials visit places for business, offices, warehouses, and other places, inspect food, additives, apparatus or containers and packaging to serve for the purpose of marketing or to use in business, business facilities, books and documents, and other articles, and remove food, additives, apparatus or containers and packaging to serve for the purpose of marketing or to use in business, without charge, within the limit necessary for using them for the purpose of testing.