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Recent Cases of Violation of the Food Sanitation Law that were Found on the Occasion of Import Notification (Flash)

(December 2008)

ITEM EXPORTING COUNTRY ARTICLE CONTENTS OF VIOLATION QUARANTIN STATION CAUSE OF VIOLATION DIPOSAL OF THE CARGO REMARKS
POLAR BEAR(3.5) China 62 violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 22.4% detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
POLAR BEAR(7) China 62 violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 23.1% detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
POLAR BEAR(10) China 62 violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 23.6% detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : SEASONED SALTED SQUID Korea 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : SEASONED PERILLA LEAVES Korea 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : SEASONED SALTED POULP SQUID Korea 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
yellow corn U.S.A. 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(20ppb) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
yellow corn U.S.A. 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(37ppb) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): Frozen black tiger tempura Indonesia 11 violation of element standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.001 ppm detection) kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN BOILED BABY CLAM MEAT AKEGAI Indonesia 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 2.1×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN BATTERED CHEESY ONION TWIGS U.S.A. 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
cacao bean Ecuador 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (2,4-D 0.03ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
cacao bean Ghana 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (fenvalerate 0.02ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
COFFEE PRODUCTS(GRINDED COFFEE) Vietnam 10 undesignated additive(cyclamic acid 33µg/g detection) fukuoka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): Frozen breaded head on shrimp Indonesia 11 violation of element standard (Nitrofurantoin (as AHD) 0.002 ppm detection) kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN STEAMED YAKITORI BOILED SKIN STICK Thailand 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.1×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN TROUT SLICE Vietnam 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Mold for chocolate Italy 18 standard non-conformity according to materials(potassium permanganate consumption 13 μg/ml) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
heated meat products (heat-pasteurized before packed in container-packages): YAKITORI MEAT BALL China 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
CAKE ORNAMENT China 18 violation of standard of manufacture(liquate out of coloring matter other than the acid tar coloring matter permitted by Food Sanitation Law
)
kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Frozen peeled shrimp China 11 violation of element standard (Sulfamethoxazole 0.03ppm detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
cacao bean Venezuela 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (2,4-D 0.02ppm detection) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): FROZEN HEAD ON POTATO SHRIMP Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(under investigation) monitoring inspection
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN SALMON ATLANTIC FILLETS TRIM-E Chile 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
CLEAR WHITE PEACH JUICE CONCENTRATE U.S.A. 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
Coffee beans Indonesia 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (isoprocarb 0.03ppm detection) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
Fried onion Thailand 10 undesignated additive(TBHQ 9ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
yellow corn U.S.A. 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(14ppb) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Sodium lactate Germany 11 violation of element standard (Liquid pH6.2)
tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): PURPLE YUM Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 7.6×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): COOKED TULINGAN Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 3.7×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED SHORT MACKEREL(GURUKUMA) Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 4.2×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED BANAK GUTTED Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.1×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED BANGUS Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 3.7×105/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED TILAPIA Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 8.6×105/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN SMOKED SALMON JERKY Canada 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.7×106/g) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN BOILED MANTIS SHRIMP MEAT China 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 2.6×105/g) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): Frozen pre-fried tempura ebi Vietnam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0006 ppm detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Frozen raw snow crab portion China 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.11g/kg detection) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED GALUNGGONG GUTTED(FEMALE) Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 5.7×107/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served after heating(those heated immidiately before freezing): SMOKED GALUNGGONG,GUTTED(MALE) Philippine 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.2×106/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
kidney beans Canada 11 violation of compositional standard (glyphosate 2.1ppm) kobe    we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection 
cacao bean Ghana 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (endsulfan 0.2ppm detection) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
cacao bean Ghana 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (chlorpyrifos 0.07ppm detection) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
INSTANT TEA Sri Lanka 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 5.7×103/g) shimizu   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
HAZELNUT Turkey 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(94ppb) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
yellow corn U.S.A. 6 outbreak of the mold nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN SEAFOOD ROLL(TROUT SALMON,SQUID SOMEN,OCTOPUS) Thailand 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.6×105/g) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
UNSALTED SWEET BUTTER Australia 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Almond U.S.A. 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(130ppb) shimizu   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Rice noodle China 11 violation of element standard (Cry1Ac protein positive) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Turmeric India 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(26ppb) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
fresh shiitake China 6 putrefaction, deterioration,generation of mold fukuoka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
heated meat products (heat-pasteurized before packed in container-packages): FROZEN DICE CUT YAKIBUTA China 11 violation of element standard (E.coli positive) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
container packing filling pressurization heating sterilization food:ASARI China 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0007 ppm detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
salted salmon roe Denmark 11 violation of standard of use (NO2- 0.0053g/kg detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Fresh loach slice China 11 violation of compositional standard (endosulfan 0.010ppm detection) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN COOKED PEELED PULL DEVEINED TAIL OFF VANNAMEI SHRIMP Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) fukuoka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
milled rice Thailand 6 putrefaction, deterioration,generation of mold kagoshima   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
crush grain milled rice Thailand 6 putrefaction, deterioration,generation of mold kagoshima   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN KISU SLICED Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
sesame seed MOZAMBIQUE 11 violation of element standard (DDT 3.34 ppm detection) kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
fresh celery U.S.A. 11 violation of compositional standard (boscalid 0.02ppm) kawasaki   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(under investigation) monitoring inspection 
frozen food served without heating : IQF PINEAPPLE CHUNKS Costa Rica 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 4.5×106/g) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Cooling drinks:FERMANTED BLACK CARROT JUICE(HOT) Turkey 11 production standard non-conformity(non-sterilization and bacteria elimination) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
Cooling drinks:FERMANTED BLACK CARROT JUICE(REGULAR) Turkey 11 production standard non-conformity(non-sterilization and bacteria elimination) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
Vacuum packed leaf of oak China 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.044g/kg detection) nagoya   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Mix rice flour Thailand 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.033g/kg detection) sendai used for Tapioca starch of the raw material we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Mix rice flour Thailand 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.088g/kg detection) sendai used for Tapioca starch of the raw material we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fresh blueberry Chile 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (indoxacarb 0.15 ppm detection) narita airport   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(under investigation) monitoring inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN COOKED PEELED PULL DEVEINEDTAIL OFF VANNAMEI SHRIMP Thailand 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN TORIGAI Korea 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.9×105/g) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen fishcake products: frozen yawaraka ebi Vietnam 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN ATLANTIC SALMON BACK BELLY LOIN Chile 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) tokyo 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
cacao bean Ghana 11 detection over the amount unlikely to cause damage to human health that the provision of Paragraph 3 , Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Law (profenofos 0.02ppm detection) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) monitoring inspection 
fish and shellfish for raw consumption: FROZEN ARROW TOOTH FLOUNDER FRILLS China 11 violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Frozen shrimp Vietnam 11 violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0011 ppm detection) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Boiled nameko China 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.046g/kg detection) osaka   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Chilli sauce Hongkong 10 undesignated additive(TBHQ 6ppm detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Powder seasoning:FAROFA Brazil 6 cyanide 12 mg/kg detection kobe   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Toy:earphone(RED) China 62 violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 11.5% detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Toy:earphone(BLUE) China 62 violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 11.6% detection) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
frozen food served without heating : FROZEN YARIIKA GESO SEASONING Vietnam 11 violation of element standard (live bacteria count 3.4×106/g) tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Pistachio nut U.S.A. 6 aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(24ppb) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) ordered inspection
Wine vinegar Italy 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.073g/kg detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Wine vinegar Italy 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.073g/kg detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
Wine vinegar Italy 11 violation of standard of use (sulfer dioxide  0.066g/kg detection) yokohama   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) independence inspection
wheat Canada 6 generation of mold kobe 2 sections   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection
wheat Canada 6 generation of mold tokyo   we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) administration inspection


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