Recent Cases of Violation of the Food Sanitation Law that were Found on the Occasion of Import Notification (Flash)
(August 2008)
| ITEM | EXPORTING COUNTRY | ARTICLE | CONTENTS OF VIOLATION | QUARANTIN STATION | CAUSE OF VIOLATION | DIPOSAL OF THE CARGO | REMARKS |
| chick pea | Myanmar | 11 | violation of element standard (cypermethrin 0.06ppm detection) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating: frozen mini cream puffs strawberry | Netherlands | 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: frozen large cream puffs | Netherlands | 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 peeled white shrimp | Vietnam | 11 | violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0006 ppm detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| melamine ware:salada bowl | France | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials（lead 144.7 µg/ml detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| nylon ware: stirring spoon | Denmark | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials（potassium permanganate consumption 23 µg/ml、evaporation residue(water) 46µg/ml) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen boiled cassava | Thailand | 6 | cyanide 12 mg/kg detection | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| pistachio nut | Iran | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(11、27ppb) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| dry kabanoanatake(chaga) | Belarus | 6 | Radioactive substance 401Bq/kg detection | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| non-heating edible meat product: choricito jabugo de cerdo iberico curado | Spain | 6 | listeria detection | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| non-heating edible meat product: morcilla serrana de cerdo iberico curada | Spain | 6 | listeria detection | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| live lobster | Canada | 6 | paralysis shellfish poison 16.8 mu/g detection | chiba | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| dry figs | U.S.A. | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(16ppb) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| container packing filling pressurization heating sterilization food： vegetables and chinken cooked in seasoning | China | 11 | violation of element standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.001 ppm detection) | Kobe | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| olive cream | Spain | 11 | violation of standard of use (sorbic acid 0.012g/kg detection) | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| green tea | China | 11 | violation of element standard (triazophos 0.07 ppm detection) | shimizu | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating: frozen cuttlefish fillet sliced | Thailand | 11 | violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen ebi hiraki | Vietnam | 11 | violation of element standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.017 ppm detection) | Kobe | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered 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 0.02 ppm detection) |
yokohama | 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 okonomiyaki-kushi | China | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.7×105/g) | fukuoka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| peanut | South Africa | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(160ppb) | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| butter | Germany | 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 | |
| salted salmon roe | U.S.A. | 11 | violation of standard of use (nitrous acid root 0.0105g/kg detection) | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| heated meat products (heat-pasteurized after packed in container-packages): cooked beef with onion slice | China | 11 | violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| pearl barley | Thailand | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(16ppb) | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| eating and drinking appliance: jag (stopper out of a product made in polypropylene) | China | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials (lead 560 µg/g detection) | fukuoka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo | independence inspection | |
| fresh and shellfish for raw consumption: frozen earshell(mimigai) | Philippines | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 4.0×105/g) | chubu airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(40kg has been preserved in salt, and the rest quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| raw edible fishery products： fresh akagai | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (enteritis vibrio(MPN) 1100/g) | moji(shimonoseki) | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen fishcake products: frozen friedv tenpura(gobo-maki) | Thailand | 11 | violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating: frozen boiled shrimp | China | 11 | violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| live lobster | Canada | 6 | paralysis shellfish poison 7.0 mu/g detection | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered 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 0.14 ppm detection) |
kobe | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| pistachio paste | Italy | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(13ppb) | kobe 2 sections | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| frozen boiled octopus | Indonesia | 11 | violation of element standard (coliform bacteria positive) | fukuoka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| heated meat products (heat-pasteurized after packed in container-packages）: fried chicken | China | 11 | violation of element standard (furaltadone (as AMOZ) 0.002 ppm detection) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| MIXER MATE PITCHER PARTS (RUBBER) | United States | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials standard(zinc 29 µg/ml detection) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| cacao bean | Ghana | 11 | violation of compositional standard (pirimiphos-methyl 0.09 ppm detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| non-heating edible meat product: PROSCIUTTO PARMA AFFETTATO 80G | Italy | 11 | violation of compositional standard (staphylococcus aureus 1.9×104/g detection) | narita airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| BALL | China | 62 | violation of toy or its materials standard(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 20.2%, 16.0%, 19.2%, 19.4% detection) | osaka | lack of knowledge of the product | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection |
| ROYAL JELLY POWDER | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.004 ppm detection) | fukuoka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| yellow corn | U.S.A. | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(19ppb) | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| live lobster | Canada | 6 | paralysis shellfish poison 8.15 mu/g detection | kansai airport | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| Coffee beans | Myanmar | 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 (DDT 0.09ppm detection) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| container packing filling pressurization heating sterilization food:Corbicula(miso soup use) | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (microbe which can grow positive) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing):shrimp (Frozen Delica Ebifry) | Thailand | 11 | violation of compositional standard (live bacteria count 1.2×106/g | kawasaki | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| PICKLED GINGER | China | 10 | undesignated additive detection | nagoya | 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):Pollack (FROZEN BREADED POLLACK FILLET) | Taiwan | 11 | violation of compositional standard (live bacteria count 7.2×106/g) | yokohama | 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):chinese chive roll | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (live bacteria count 2.8×105/g) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen red papper | Thailand | 11 | violation of element standard (triazophos 0.17ppm detection) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| fresh ginger | China | 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 (BHC 0.23ppm detection) | tokyo | 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 IKA KANOKO POWDERED | Vietnam | 11 | violation of compositional standard (live bacteria count 3.8×106/g | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen cattlefish fillet | Viet Nam | 11 | violation of element standard (chloramphenicol 0.0017 ppm detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : KODULBBAEGIMUCHIM | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 4.0×105/g, coliform bacteria positive) |
yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : KKAENIPMUCHIM | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.4×105/g, coliform bacteria positive) |
yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : GANGJANGKKAENIP | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.2×105/g, coliform bacteria positive) |
yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : MANULZZONG | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 1.1×105/g,) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : NACJI | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 2.6×105/g,) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : OJINGO | Korea | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 2.5×106/g, coliform bacteria positive) |
yokohama | 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): frozen pork wiener (long) | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (staphylococcus aureus 1.3×103 /g detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| Pushed Pattern of cookie(Polypropylene) | 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 food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): frozen yakitori with green onion (salt) | China | 11 | violation of element standard (furazolidone (as AOZ) 0.002 ppm detection) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| lacquered chopsticks(polyurethane) | China | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials (lead 170 µg/g detection) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| peanut | U.S.A. | 6 | outbreak of the mold | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | administration inspection | |
| frozen food served without heating : EBI TEMPRA | 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 | |
| frozen food served after heating(other than those heated immidiately before freezing): frozen mixed vegetables dices | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (methamidophos 0.02ppm detection) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| pearl barley | Thailand | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(14ppb) | nagoya | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| peanut | U.S.A. | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(26ppb) | yokohama | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| Almond milk chocolate | Italy | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(33ppb) | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| Cassia Torea | India | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(12ppb) | kobe | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| raw edible frozen fishery products: frozen trout fillet | Norway | 11 | violation of element standard (live bacteria count 4.0×106/g, coliform bacteria positive) |
tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| frozen pork | Sweden | 9 | Non-attachment of health certificate to prescribe to food hygiene law Article 9 Clause 2 | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | administration inspection | |
| frozen beef | Sweden | 9 | Non-attachment of health certificate to prescribe to food hygiene law Article 9 Clause 2 | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | administration inspection | |
| Frozen mackerel fillet | China | 11 | violation of compositional standard (Leucomalachite green 0.03ppm detection) | kobe | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered 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 0.03 ppm detection) |
kobe | 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 TOFU THIN SLICE | China | 11 | violation of element standard ( coliform bacteria positive) |
kawasaki | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | monitoring inspection | |
| frozen beef tongue | Canada | 9 | Non-attachment of health certificate to prescribe to food hygiene law Article 9 Clause 2 | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | administration inspection | |
| frozen beef heart | Canada | 9 | Non-attachment of health certificate to prescribe to food hygiene law Article 9 Clause 2 | tokyo | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | administration inspection | |
| LID of stainless cup (polypropylene) | China | 18 | standard non-conformity according to materials(evaporation residual substance(4% acetic acidead) 93 µg/ml) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | independence inspection | |
| peanut | U.S.A. | 6 | aflatoxin (mycotoxin) detected(26ppb) | osaka | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | ordered inspection | |
| Propolis in powder Compacted | Brazil | 10 | undesignated additive(polyethyleneglycol use) | chubu airport | using of coating agent including polyethyleneglycol | we directed abandonment or return of the cargo(the whole quantity is kept) | - |