To provide an image forming apparatus that can check a state of an
odor detection unit and appropriately correct a detection result in a configuration in which various types of control are performed according to the detection result of the
odor detection unit.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises an image forming unit, a fixing unit, an
odor detection unit, and a
control unit. The odor detection unit outputs an output value according to the strength of odor generated from a recording medium passing through the fixing unit. The
control unit executes predetermined odor reduction
processing when determining that odor with a standard value or more is generated on the basis of detection output from the odor detection unit. The
control unit acquires an initial output correlation that is a relation between a change in the output value from the odor detection unit and at least one of a change in
image density and a change in a fixing temperature of the fixing unit, at the start of use of the odor detection unit, and a post-endurance output correlation that is a relation between a change in the output value and at least one of a change in
image density and a change in the fixing temperature at predetermined timing after the start of use of the odor detection unit, and corrects a detection output value from the odor detection unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8