Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Schedule 2

As of Mar. 27, 2012
Date of enhancement Targeted country/area Targeted items Inspection items
November 26, 2010 Australia Mango and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (fludioxonil)
April 1, 2011 Italy Processed almond products (limited to products made mostly from almond) Aflatoxin
April 1, 2011 Netherlands Celeriac and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (difenoconazole)
April 1, 2011 China Royal jelly(including dried products) Chloramphenicol
April 1, 2011 China Processed eel products (frozen broiled eel with and without soy sauce only) Standard specification (bacterial count, coliform group)
April 1, 2011 China Sesame Seed and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (2,4-D)
April 1, 2011 USA Parsley and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos)
April 1, 2011 Venezuela Cacao beans Aflatoxin
April 1, 2011 Bolivia Sesame seed and its processed products(limited to products made mostly from sesame seed) Aflatoxin
April 28, 2011 Vietnam Spinach and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos)
May 19, 2011 Ukraine Egg and its processed products (simple processing only) Furazolidone
May 26, 2011 China Persimmon leaf (food to be used as tea leaf only) and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (carbendazim, thiophanate, thiophanate-methyl and benomyl)
June 23, 2011 South Korea Constricted tagelus and its processed products (filletedshellfish and thestripped shellfishonly) Residual agricultural chemicals (endosulfan)
June 23, 2011 China Wakegi and its processed products (simple processingonly) Residual agricultural chemicals (pyrimethanil)
June 23, 2011 France Black currant and its processed products (simpleprocessing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (flusilazole)
June 28, 2011 China Goby and its processed products (simpleprocessing only) Chloramphenicol
July 8, 2011 Venezuela Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (cypermethrin)
July 14, 2011 South Korea Perilla and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (lufenuron)
July 21, 2011 Pakistan Cumin seeds and its processed products
(simple processing only)
Residual agricultural chemicals (iprobenfos)
July 25, 2011 Belgium Spinach and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (boscalid)
July 26, 2011 Ghana Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (endosulfan)
July 26, 2011 Sudan Sesame seed and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (carbaryl)
July 26, 2011 China Lychees and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (imazalil)
August 4, 2011 USA Red currant and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (propiconazole)
August 15, 2011 Mexico Chiken Lasalocid
August 22, 2011 Thailand Immature peas (limited to the pod types and the peas commonly referred to as “snap beans”) and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (fenbuconazole)
September 12, 2011 China Ginger and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos)
September 12, 2011 China Hatakena and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (dimethomorph)
September 14, 2011 Vietnam Spinach and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (dimethomorph)
September 20, 2011 Thailand Frozen cut mango Residual agricultural chemicals (poropiconazole)
September 21, 2011 India Chili peppers and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (ethion)
September 21, 2011 Nigeria Cola nut and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (BHC)
September 21, 2011 China Bayberry and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (4-CPA)
September 21, 2011 France Lentil and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (piperonil butoxide)
September 21, 2011 China Cultured shrimp and processed products (simple processing only) Furazolidone
September 21, 2011 Myanmar Turmeric and its processed products (limited to products made mostly from turmeric. limited to products containing 10% or more of turmeric in mixed spices) Aflatoxin
September 27, 2011 India Cowpea and processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (tebuconazole)
September 27, 2011 China Lychees and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (difulbenzuron)
October 21, 2011 Paraguay Sesame Seed and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (imidacloprid)
October 21, 2011 Nepal Cumin seeds and its processed products
(simple processing only)
Residual agricultural chemicals (profenofos)
October 21, 2011 Bolivia Sesame Seed and its processed products(simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (chlorpyrifos, thiamethoxam)
October 21, 2011 South Korea Cultured at specific farm's (K-F-CJ-095) bastard halibut and its processed products (simple processing only) Kudoa septempunctata
October 21, 2011 South Korea Cultured at specific farm's (K-F-JN-177) bastard halibut and its processed products (simple processing only) Kudoa septempunctata
October 24, 2011 Bulgaria Raspberry leaf and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (flusilazole)
November 9, 2011 South Korea Green hot peppers and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (difenoconazole, bitertanol)
November 18, 2011 China Japanese radish and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (isoprocarb)
November 18, 2011 China Matsutake and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (acetochlor)
December 1, 2011 Thailand Lemongrass and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (EPN)
December 1, 2011 Taiwan Cultured eel and its processed products Furaltadone
December 2, 2011 South Korea Cultured at specific farm's (K-F-CJ-138) bastard halibut and its processed products (simple processing only) Kudoa septempunctata
December 9, 2011 South Korea Eel and its processed products (simple processing only) Ofloxacin
December 22, 2011 Italy Milled rice and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (pirimiphos-methyl)
December 22, 2011 Netherlands Radish and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (boscalid)
December 28, 2011 Brazil Wheat and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (methamidophos)
January 25, 2012 China Large peanuts Residual agricultural chemicals (BHC)
January 25, 2012 Brazil Beef(including organs)and its processed products (simple processing only) Ivermectin
January 31, 2012 Thailand Immature peas (limited to the pod types and the peas commonly referred to as “snap beans”) and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (diniconazole, difenoconazole, propiconazole)
January 31, 2012 Taiwan Green soybeans and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (haloxyfop)
February 2, 2012 India Chickpea and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (glyphosate)
February 9, 2012 South Korea Tomato and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (cyenopyrafen)
February 16, 2012 Malaysia Shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) Enrofloxacin
February 23, 2012 India Dill seeds and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (triazophos)
February 23, 2012 China Lotus Seed and its processed products (limited to products made mostly from Lotus Seed) Aflatoxin
February 23, 2012 Belgium Leek and its processed products (simple processing only) Residual agricultural chemicals (difenoconazole)
March 16, 2012 China Short-neck clam and its processed products Residual agricultural chemicals (Prometryn)
March 21, 2012 South Korea Cultured at specific farm's (K-F-CJ-651) bastard halibut and its processed products (simple processing only) Kudoa septempunctata
March 22, 2012 Australia Apple juice and Apple juice concentrate(limited to products the ingredient of which is coming from apples) Patulin
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