Implementation of "Imported Foods Monitoring Plan for FY 2014"

Schedule 1

Food type	Category of inspection items*1	Number of inspection specimens*2	Total number of Inspection specimens*3
Livestock foods Beef, pork, chicken, horse meat, poultry meat, and other meats	Antibacterial substances	1,909	6,728
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,191
	Additives	118
	Pathogenic microorganisms	686
	Standards for constituents	295
	Radiation irradiation	29
	Removal of SRMs	2,500
Processed livestock foods Natural cheeses, processed meat products, ice cream, frozen products (meat products), and other products	Antibacterial substances	2,266	10,341
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,697
	Additives	1,247
	Pathogenic microorganisms	3,584
	Standards for constituents	1,547
Seafood products Bivalves, fish, shellfish (shrimps, prawns, crabs) and other products	Antibacterial substances	2,752	6,309
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,613
	Additives	297
	Pathogenic microorganisms	1,074
	Standards for constituents	539
	Radiation irradiation	34
Processed seafood Processed fish products (fillet, dried or minced fish, etc.), frozen products (aquatic animals and fish), processed fish roe products, and other products	Antibacterial substances	3,757	16,518
	Residual agricultural chemicals	3,904
	Additives	1,927
	Pathogenic microorganisms	4,063
	Standards for constituents	2,867
Agricultural foods Vegetables, fruit, wheat, barley, corn, beans, peanuts, nuts, seeds, and other products	Antibacterial substances	2,979	17,957
	Residual agricultural chemicals	9,129
	Additives	774
	Pathogenic microorganisms	1,495
	Standards for constituents	355
	Mycotoxins	2,871
	GMOs	235
	Radiation irradiation	119
Processed agricultural foods Frozen products (processed vegetables), processed vegetable products, processed fruit products, spices, instant noodles, and other products	Antibacterial substances	598	19,868
	Residual agricultural chemicals	8,148
	Additives	4,222
	Pathogenic microorganisms	956
	Standards for constituents	2,499
	Mycotoxins	2,594
	GMOs	427
	Radiation irradiation	424
Other foods Health foods, soups, flavorings, seasonings, sweets, edible oils, fat, frozen products, and other products	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,434	5,852
	Additives	2,685
	Standards for constituents	598
	Mycotoxins	1,135
Drinks and beverages Mineral water, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and other products	Residual agricultural chemicals	358	2,507
	Additives	1,374
	Standards for constituents	657
	Mycotoxins	118
Additives Equipments, containers and packages, Toys	Standards for constituents	1,433	1,433
Foods subject to enhanced inspection*3	Antibacterial substances, residual agricultural chemicals, additives, pathogenic microorganisms, standards for constituents, mycotoxins, GMOs, radiation irradiation	6,530	6,530
Overall total*2			94,043

*1: Examples of inspection items

Antibacterial substances: antibiotics, synthetic antibacterial agents, hormone preparations, and others
Residual agricultural chemicals: organophosphorus, organochlorines, carbamates, pyrethroids, and others
Additives: preservatives, food coloring, sweeteners, antioxidants, antimold agents, and others
Pathogenic microorganisms: enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O104, O111 and O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, etc.
Standards for constituents: items defined in the standards for constituents (such as the number of bacteria, coliform bacteria, and radioactive materials (excluding pathogenic microorganisms)), shellfish poisons (diarrheic shellfish poisons, paralytic shellfish poisons), and others
Mycotoxins: aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, patulin, and others
GMOs: Genetically modified organisms whose safety has not yet been certified
Radiation irradiation: existence of radiation irradiation

*2: The total numbers of specimens are approximate aggregations of the numbers of inspections in the relevant inspection categories, such as antibacterial substances and residual agricultural chemicals.

*3: Additional inspections conducted during the implementation of the plan, based on the occurrence of violations and overseas information at the time of importation