| Food group |
Category of items inspected* |
Number of specimens
inspected |
Total number of
specimens inspected |
Livestock foods
Beef, pork, chicken, horse meat, poultry meat, and other meats |
Antibiotics |
2,213 |
4,548 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
1,678 |
| Standards for constituents |
657 |
Processed livestock foods
Natural cheeses, processed meat products, ice cream, frozen products (meat products), and other products |
Antibiotics |
1,490 |
4,970 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
532 |
| Additives |
1,128 |
| Standards for constituents |
1,820 |
Seafood products
Bivalves, fish, shellfish (shrimps and prawns, crabs) and other products |
Antibiotics |
3,527 |
5,488 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
831 |
| Additives |
235 |
| Standards for constituents |
895 |
Processed seafood
Processed fish products (fillet, dried or minced fish, etc.), frozen products (aquatic animals and fish), processed fish roe products, and other products |
Antibiotics |
3,286 |
10,687 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
1,729 |
| Additives |
1,787 |
| Standards for constituents |
3,885 |
Agricultural foods
Vegetables, fruit, wheat and barley, corn, beans, peanuts, nuts, seeds, and other products |
Antibiotics |
741 |
24,413 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
18,367 |
| Additives |
598 |
| Standards for constituents |
1,243 |
| Mycotoxins |
2,210 |
| GMO |
1,254 |
Processed agricultural foods
Frozen products (processed vegetables), processed vegetable products, processed fruit products, spices, instant noodles, and other products |
Residual agricultural chemicals |
6,571 |
15,649 |
| Additives |
4,204 |
| Standards for constituents |
2,119 |
| Mycotoxins |
2,238 |
| GMO |
207 |
| Irradiation |
310 |
Other foods
Health foods, soups, flavorings and seasonings, sweets, edible oils and fat, frozen products, and other products |
Antibiotics |
299 |
4,870 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals |
238 |
| Additives |
3,078 |
| Standards for constituents |
657 |
| Mycotoxins |
598 |
Drinks and beverages
Mineral water, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and other products |
Residual agricultural chemicals |
299 |
2,392 |
| Additives |
897 |
| Standards for constituents |
897 |
| Mycotoxins |
299 |
Additives
Equipment, containers and packages
Toys |
Standards for constituents |
1,792 |
1,792 |
| Foods subject to enhanced inspection |
Antibiotics, residual agricultural chemicals, additives, standards for constituents, mycotoxins, GMO, and irradiation |
5,000 |
5,000 |
| Overall total |
|
|
79,809 |
|
*: Specific examples in the inspection categories
- Antibiotics: antibiotics, antibacterial material residues, hormone preparations, feed additives, and others
- Residual agricultural chemicals: organophosphorus, organochlorines, carbamates, pyrethroids, and others
- Additives: sorbic acid, benzoic acid, sulfur dioxide, colorants, polysorbate, sodium cyclamate, TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone), fungicide, and others
- Standards for constituents: items defined in the standards for constituents (such as the number of bacteria, coliform bacteria, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus), pathogenic microorganisms (such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157, and listeria), shellfish poisons (diarrhetic shellfish poisons, paralytic shellfish poisons), fungicide of disposable chopsticks, and others
- Mycotoxins: aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, patulin, and others
- GMO: Genetically modified organisms whose safety has not yet been certified
- Irradiation: Presence or absence of irradiated foods
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