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Inspection Results of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2011
Interim Report
December 2011
Department of Food Safety
Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Inspection Results of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2011 (Interim Report)
1. Introduction
In order to monitor and provide instructions to ensure the safety of foods, etc., imported into Japan (hereafter referred to as “imported foods, etc.”), the government established the imported food monitoring and instruction program in 2011 (hereinafter, “the program”). The program is based on the guidelines for monitoring and providing instructions in food sanitation (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Notification No. 301, 2003) as per the regulations of Article 23, Paragraph 1 of the Food Sanitation Act (Act No. 233, 1947; hereinafter, “the Act”); public comments were collected and risk communication was conducted. The program was published in the Official Gazette as an official report according to the regulations of Paragraph 3 of the same article, and the monitoring and instruction for imported foods, etc., is being conducted based upon the Program.
This document presents an outline of the implementation status of the monitoring and instruction for imported foods, etc., conducted in accordance with the program, for the period April to September 2011.
Reference: Website on “Safety of Imported Food”https://www.mhlw.go.jp/topics/yunyu/tp0130-1.html
2. Overview of the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2011
(1) What is the Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan?
The Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan is a plan for the implementation of monitoring and guidance conducted by the national government with respect to imported foods (Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Act).
[Objective] To ensure greater safety of imported foods by promoting the national government to conduct inspections at the time of importation and to conduct monitoring of and guidance for importers in an intensive, effective and efficient manner.
(2) Principles for Monitoring and Guidance on Imported Foods
Under the Article 4 of the Food Safety Basic Act (Act No.48 of 2003) (that is, food safety shall be ensured by taking appropriate measures at each stage of the domestic and overseas food supply process), the Plan is prepared in order that three stages of sanitation measures are taken, namely, in the exporting country, at the time of importation, and at the time of domestic distribution.
(3) Priority Items for Monitoring and Guidance
- Confirmation of whether violations of the Act exist at the time of import declaration
- Monitoring*1 (Plan for 2011: 86,000 items across 164 food groups)
- Inspection orders*2 (as of September 30, 2011: 17 items from all exporting countries and 126 items from 31 countries and 1 region)
- Regulations for comprehensive import bans*3
- Emergency responses based on overseas information, etc.
(4) Promotion of Sanitation Measures in Exporting Countries
- Requests to the governments of exporting countries for the establishment of sanitation control measures
- Strengthening of control for agricultural chemicals, etc. and monitoring systems, and the promotion of pre-export inspections, through on-site inspections and bilateral talks
(5) Guidance for Importers on Voluntary Sanitation Control
- Pre-import guidance (so-called “import consulting”)
- Guidance for voluntary inspections at initial importation and on a regular basis
- Instructions on the preparing and keeping of records
- Dissemination of knowledge on food sanitation to importers, etc.
*1: Systematic inspections based on statistical concepts that take into account the volume of imports and violation rates, etc., for each food type.
*2: With regard to items having a high probability of being in violation of the Act, inspections are ordered to the importer by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare at each importation. Items are not permitted to import or distribute unless the results of the inspection comply with the regulations.
*3: Regulations by which the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare can prevent the sale or import of specified foods, without the need for inspections, in cases where it is deemed necessary from the perspective of preventing harm to public health.
3. Inspection Results of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2011 (Interim Report: Tentative)
Looking at the declarations, inspections and violations made from April through September of 2011 (Table 1), there were 1,039,214 [1,011,512] declarations, and the weight of declared items was 13,175,000 [12,013,000] tons.
Inspections were carried out on 119,075 items (there were inspection orders on 52,811 items, monitoring on 28,367 items, and voluntary inspections on 37,897 items) [128,344 items (inspection orders on 62,498 items, monitoring on 28,103 items, and voluntary inspections on 37,743 items)]. Of these, 619 cases [736 cases] were found to be in violation of the Act, and steps were taken for their re-shipment, disposal, etc.
Records of violations categorized by Article (Table 2) show that violations of Article 11 of the Act, which is related to microbiological criteria for food, standards on residual agricultural chemicals and standards for the use of additives, were most common in 386 instances, followed by violations of Article 6, which is related to contamination with hazardous or toxic substances such as aflatoxin, in 165 instances, violations of Article 18, which is related to standards for apparatus or containers and packaging, in 39 instances, violations of Article 10, which is related to restrictions on the sale of additives, in 33 instances, violations of Article 18 (applied mutatis mutandis to Article 62) of the Act, which is related to standards for toys, in 11 instances, and violations of Article 9, which is related to non-attachment of sanitary certificates of meat or meat products, in 3 instances.
Records of monitoring in FY 2011 (Table 3) show that, out of a total of 86,117 planned inspections, 51,344 were actually conducted (That’s an implementation rate of about 60%). Of these, a total of 100 constituted violations of the Food Sanitation Act, resulting in recalls and enhanced monitoring to identify possible future violations (Table 4). Additionally, as a result of enhanced monitoring, the monitoring system has been strengthened for imported foods, etc. which are considered to have a high probability of violating the Food Sanitation Act, by making them subject to inspection orders and requiring importers to undergo inspections at the time of import (Table 5).
As of September 30, 2011, inspection orders had been applied to 17 items from all exporting countries and 126 items from 31 countries and 1 region. The record of inspection orders (Table 6) shows that a total of 71,499 inspection orders were conducted and, of these, steps were taken for their re-shipment or disposal, etc. based on 119 violations of the Act.
Based on information from overseas on such topics as food-poisoning occurrences and recalls of law-violating food products, monitoring inspections and voluntary inspections were carried out and the system for monitoring items for importation was enhanced in FY 2011 for issues such as an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E.coli O104 with a suspected source of fresh vegetables that caused health hazards in Europe and other regions, and the information on Salmonella contamination in Mexican papayas imported to the U.S and Canada (Table 7).
Figures in brackets are for the same period in the previous year.
| No. of Notifications (cases) |
Amount of Import (1,000 tons) |
No. of Inspections*1 (cases) |
Percentage*2 (%) |
No. of Violations (cases) |
Percentage*2 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,039,214 | 13,175 | 119,075 (52,811)*3 |
11.5 | 619 | 0.1 |
|
(previous FY) 1,011,512 |
12,013 | 128,344 | 12.7 | 736 | 0.1 |
*1 Values obtained after excluding overlapping cases from the total values of inspections by governments, registered laboratories, and public organizations of the exporting country.
*2 Proportion of the number of inspections to the number of notifications
*3 Figures relate to inspection orders
| Violated Article | No. of Violations (cases) |
Proportion (%) |
Major Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 6 (Distribution of prohibited foods and additives) |
165 | 25.9 | Aflatoxin contamination in corn, peanuts, pearl-barley, nutmeg, cassia seeds, pistachio nuts, red pepper, etc.; contamination with toxic fish; detection of diarrhetic shellfish toxin; detection of cyanide; detection of Listeria monocytogenes in unheated meat products, natural cheese; and decay, deterioration and fungus formation due to accidents during the transport of rice, wheat and soybeans , etc. |
| Article 9 (Limitation on distribution, etc. of diseased meat, etc.) |
3 | 0.5 | Non-attachment of hygiene certificate |
| Article 10 (Limitation on distribution, etc. of additives, etc.) |
33 | 5.2 | Use of undesignated additives (tertiary butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), cyclamate, azorubin, acetyl hydroperoxide, quinoline yellow, and methyl parahydroxybenzoate). |
| Article 11 (Standards and specifications for foods and additives) |
386 | 60.6 | Violation of specifications for vegetables and frozen vegetables (violation of standards for residual pesticides); violation of specifications for seafood and processed products thereof (violation of standards for residual veterinary drug, violation of standards for residual pesticide); violation of specifications for other processed products (positive reaction on coliform bacilli, etc.), violation of standards for usage of additives (sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sulfur dioxide, etc.), violation of specifications for additives. |
| Article 18 (Standards and specifications for instruments and containers/packages) |
39 | 6.1 | Violation of specifications/standards for instruments and containers/packages; violation of specification for raw materials. |
| Article 62 (Mutatis mutandis as applied to toys, etc.) |
11 | 1.7 | Violation of specifications for toys or their raw materials. |
| Total | 637 (total)*1 619 (number of notified violations)*2 |
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*1 Total number of item-by-item inspections
*2 Number of notifications for which inspection was carried out
| Food Group | Category of Inspected Items*1 | No. of Programs Planned in FY*2 | No. of Programs Implemented | No. of Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Livestock Foods Beef, pork, chicken, horse meat, poultry meat, and other meats |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 2,238 | 1,048 | 1 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 1,879 | 1,005 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 716 | 345 | 0 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
| Processed livestock foods Natural cheeses, meat products, ice cream, frozen products (meat products), and other products |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 2,152 | 1,382 | 0 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 953 | 894 | 0 | |
| Additives | 1,156 | 1,098 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 3,076 | 1,550 | 8 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seafood products Bivalves, fish, shellfish (shrimps, prawns, crabs) and other products |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 2,717 | 1,452 | 3 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 2,003 | 1,363 | 0 | |
| Additives | 237 | 165 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 720 | 549 | 0 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
|
Processed seafood Processed fish products (fillet, dried or minced fish, etc.), frozen food (seafood, fish), processed fish roe products, and other products |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 4,149 | 2,500 | 6 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 3,194 | 2,398 | 0 | |
| Additives | 1,876 | 1,663 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 4,544 | 3,455 | 19 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Agricultural foods Vegetables, fruit, wheat, barley, corn, beans, peanuts, nuts, seeds, and other products |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 1,035 | 1,169 | 0 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 11,674 | 7,192 | 25 | |
| Additives | 1,074 | 625 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 1,303 | 894 | 0 | |
| Mycotoxins | 2,807 | 1,778 | 3 | |
| GMOs | 363 | 167 | 0 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 10 | 9 | 0 | |
| Processed agricultural foods Frozen products (processed vegetables), processed vegetable products, processed fruit products, spices, instant noodles, and other products |
Antibacterial substances, etc. | 299 | 167 | 0 |
| Residual agricultural chemicals | 11,203 | 4,753 | 8 | |
| Additives | 4,433 | 3,103 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 1,794 | 1,278 | 5 | |
| Mycotoxins | 2,572 | 1,218 | 0 | |
| GMOs | 119 | 41 | 0 | |
| Exposure to radiation | 479 | 165 | 0 | |
| Other foods Health foods, soups, flavourings, seasonings, sweets, edible oils, fat, frozen products, and other products |
Residual agricultural chemicals | 537 | 398 | 0 |
| Additives | 3,046 | 1,710 | 4 | |
| Standards for constituents | 926 | 356 | 2 | |
| Mycotoxins | 717 | 410 | 0 | |
| Drinks and beverages Mineral water, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and other products |
Residual agricultural chemicals | 358 | 243 | 0 |
| Additives | 956 | 707 | 0 | |
| Standards for constituents | 776 | 493 | 1 | |
| Mycotoxins | 118 | 66 | 0 | |
| Additives, equipment, containers and packages Toys |
Standards for constituents | 2,840 | 1,255 | 15 |
| Foods subject to enhanced monitoring inspections | Confirmation of removal of SRM, antibacterial substances, etc., exposure to radiation. | 5,000 | 2,269 | 0 |
| Total (number) 5,000 was added to the No. of Programs Planned in FY as “foods subject to enhanced monitoring inspections.” |
86,117 | 51,344 Rate of program implemented:60% |
100 | |
*1:Examples of tested substances
- Antibacterial substances, etc.: antibiotics, synthetic antimicrobials, hormone drugs, etc.
- Residual agricultural chemicals: organophosphorous, organochlorine, carbamates, pyrethroid, etc.
- Additives: preservatives, coloring agents, sweetner, antioxidant, antimold agents, etc.
- Standards for constituents, etc.: Items stipulated in the compositional standards (bacteria count, coliform bacteria, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, etc.), pathogenic microorganisms (enterohemorrhagic E. coli O26, O104, O111, and O157, listeria monocytogenes, etc.), shellfish poisons (diarrhetic shellfish poison, paralytic shellfish poison), etc.
- Mycotoxin: aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, patulin, etc.
- Genetically modified organs (GMOs): genetically modified foods, etc. that has not been assessed for safety.
- Exposure to radiation: whether the item is exposed to radiation.
*2:The number of item-by-item programs planned of antibacterial substances, agricultural chemicals, etc.
| Country/Region | Subject Foods | Test Items |
|---|---|---|
| China | Burdock roots | Aldicarb sulfoxide, Chlorpyrifos, Phoxim |
| Eel | Ivermectin, Frazolidone | |
| Processed eel (frozen products, products broiled with source, products broiled without source only) | Bacterial count, Coliform bacteria | |
| Shrimp | Oxytetracycline, Tetracycline | |
| Ginger | BHC, Chlorpyrifos | |
| Immature beans | Fenpropathrin. Buprofezin | |
| Welsh onion | Tebufenozide. Fipronil | |
| Lychee | Imazalil, diflubenzuron | |
| Short-necked clam | Chloramphenicol | |
| Persimmon leaves (only those directly used for beverage) | Carbendazim, thiophanate, thiophanate-methyl, benomyl | |
| Sea urchin (for raw consumption) | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*3 | |
| Sesame seeds | 2, 4-D | |
| Chinese mitten crab | Furazolidone | |
| Chicken | Furaltadone | |
| Milk, dairy products, and processed foods containing those as an ingredient | Melamine | |
| Carrot | Methamidophos | |
| Goby fish | Chloramphenicol | |
| Hatakena | Dimethomorph | |
| Broccoli | Haloxyfop | |
| Matsutake mashroom | Chlorpyrifos | |
| Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) | 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid | |
| Boiled octopus | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*4 | |
| Farmed shrimp and prawn | Furazolidone | |
| Royal jelly | Chloramphenicol | |
| Salad onion | Pyrimethanil | |
| USA | Strawberry | Propiconazole |
| Celery | Bifenthrin | |
| Parsley | Chlorpyrifos | |
| Red current | Propiconazole | |
| Lentil | 2, 4-D | |
| Thailand | Shrimp | Oxytetracycline, Sulfadiazine, Sulfadimethoxine, Furazolidone |
| Immature peas (limited to pod and snap beans) | Fenbuconazole | |
| Farmed shrimp and prawn | Oxolinic acid | |
| Frozen mango slices | Propiconazole | |
| India | Cowpea | Tebuconazole |
| Red pepper | Ethion | |
| Fermented tea | Triazophos | |
| South Korea | Arch shells (for raw consumption) | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*3 |
| Jacknife clam | Endosulfan | |
| Sea urchin (for raw consumption) | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*4 | |
| Egoma (Perilla frutescens」ar.’rutescens) | Lufenuron | |
| Tairagikai (Atrina pectinata) for raw consumption | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*3 | |
| France | Black currant | Flusilazole |
| Lentil | Piperonyl butoxide | |
| Vietnam | Shrimp | Furaltadone |
| Spinach | Chlorpyrifos, Dimethomorph | |
| Belgium | Chicory | Thiabendazole |
| Spinach | Boscalid | |
| Indonesia | Farmed shrimp and prawn | Oxytetracycline, Tetracycline, Nitrofurantoin, Furazolidone |
| Ethiopia | Coffee beans | DDT, Chlordane, Heptachlor |
| Ghana | Cacao beans | Endosulfan, Chlorpyrifos, Pirimiphos-methyl |
| Venezuela | Cacao beans | Aflatoxin, Cypermethrin |
| Italy | Almonds | Aflatoxin |
| Ukraine | Chicken Egg | Furazolidone |
| Holland | Celeriac | Difenoconazole |
| Guatemala | Coffee beans | 2, 4-D |
| Sudan | Sesame seeds | Carbaryl |
| Taiwan | Banana | Acetamiprid |
| Chile | Farm-raised salmon | Oxytetracycline |
| Nigeria | Cola nuts | BHC |
| Pakistan | Cumin seeds | Iprobenfos |
| Philippines | Boiled octopus | Vibrio parahaemolyticus*3 |
| Brazil | Coffee beans | Flutriafol |
| Bolivia | Sesame seeds | Aflatoxin |
| Myanmar | Turmeric and processed turmeric products (limited to those using turmeric as a major ingredient and mixed spices containing turmeric at 10% or higher) | Aflatoxin |
| Mexico | Chicken | Lasalocid |
*1 Enhanced monitoring inspections, which are to be implemented after a violation has been detected, were conducted on 30% of all import declarations. Items which had seen inspection orders rescinded as a result of import or inspection results were also handled in the same way. However, if no similar violations were detected within 60 enhanced monitoring inspections, the items were returned to the normal inspection system.
*2 Excludes items in Table 5.
*3 As a measure to enhance inspections during the summer period, all (100%) import declarations were inspected (Jun-Oct 2011).
*4 As a measure to enhance inspections during the summer period, 30% of import declarations were inspected (Jun-Oct 2011).
| Country/Region | Subject food | Test Item |
|---|---|---|
| China | Eel | Furazolidone |
| Wood ears (Auricularia spp.) | Chlorpyrifos | |
| Tokobushi abalone (Sulculus diversicolor supertexta) | Furazolidone | |
| Mexico | Avocado | Methamidophos |
| Guava | Cypermethrin | |
| Iran | Processed pistachio nuts | Aflatoxin |
| Taiwan | Farm-raised eel | Furazolidone |
| Vietnam | Shrimp | Enrofloxacin |
| Country/Region | Main subject foods | Main test items | No. of tests | No. of violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All exporting countries (17item) |
Peanut, Nuts, Chili pepper, etc. | Aflatoxin | 4,627 | 13 |
| Beans containing cyanide, cassava | Cyanide | 310 | 3 | |
| Salted salmon roe | Nitrite | 213 | 0 | |
| Puffer fish | Differentiations of fish species | 2 | 1 | |
| China (26 item) |
Chicken, Pork, Shrimp, Eel, etc. | Furazolidone, Clenbuterol, Chlortetracycline, Malachite green, etc. | 22,481 | 7 |
| Vegetables, Fruits, Fish, etc. (Welsh onion, Carrot, Oolong tea, Wood ears (Auricularia spp.), Bell pepper, etc.) |
Aldicarb sulfoxide, Triadimenol, Triazophos, Chlorpyrifos, Difenoconazole, Pyrimethanil, etc. | 14,756 | 11 | |
| Bivalves | Paralytic shellfish poison, Diarrhetic shellfish toxin | 3,086 | 3 | |
| All processed foods | Cyclamic acid | 388 | 3 | |
| Lotus seeds | Aflatoxin | 3 | 0 | |
| Thailand (11 item) |
Vegetables, Fruit, etc. (Green asparagus, Okura, Mango, Lemon grass, etc.) |
EPN, Chlorpyrifos, Propiconazole, etc. | 852 | 0 |
| South Korea (9 item) |
Bivalves | Paralytic shellfish poison, Diarrhetic shellfish toxin | 351 | 2 |
| Constricted tagelus, Freshwater clam, etc. | Endosulfan, etc. | 58 | 0 | |
| Red pepper, mini tomato, Paprika, etc. | Ethoprophos, Fluquinconazole, Chlorpyrifos, etc. | 43 | 0 | |
| India (7 item) |
Turmeric, Cassia seeds | Aflatoxin | 190 | 0 |
| Vegetables, Fruit, etc. (Mango, Cumin, etc.) |
Chlorpyrifos, Profenofos, etc. | 41 | 0 | |
| Farmed shrimp and prawn | Frazolidone | 10 | 0 | |
| Italy (6 item) |
Unheated meat products, etc. | Listeria monocytogenes | 249 | 3 |
| Processed pistachio nuts | Aflatoxin | 30 | 0 | |
| Vietnam (6 item) |
Shrimp, Squid | Enrofloxacin, Trifluralin, Chloramphenicol, etc. | 10,777 | 20 |
| Shrimp, Spinach, etc. | Trifluralin, Indoxacarb | 3,741 | 7 | |
| All processed foods | Cyclamic acid | 42 | 0 | |
| Others (31 countries, 1 region, total 44 item) | 9,249 | 46 | ||
| Total | 71,499 | 119 | ||
| Month of enhancement | Subject country | Subject food and details | Background and status |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | All exporting countries | Fresh foods that are expected to be consumed without heating (enterohemorrhagic E.coli O104) |
Health hazards by an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E.coli O104 were confirmed in Europe and other regions. Monitoring inspections were carried out with a priority on the subject foods imported from the subject regions. |
| September | Mexico | Fresh papaya (Salmonella contamination) |
Salmonella contamination was found from fresh papayas imported to the U.S. and Canada from Mexico. Guidance was given to hold the cargo and to conduct tests for Salmonella where an import notification was made for fresh papayas. |
| September | France | All foods (Nuclear accident) |
An explosion accident occurred at a nuclear facility in the department of Gard, France. Guidance was given to hold the cargo where an import notification was made for foods exported from the applicable regions. |
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Zinc | Undesignated additive |
| Zinc amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Nitrogen monoxide | Additives (spray) |
| Acid blue | Undesignated additive |
| Acid fast red E | Undesignated additive |
| Potassium nitrite | Undesignated additive |
| Nitrite | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Zinc ascorbate | Undesignated additive |
| Magnesium asparaginate | Undesignated additive |
| Acesulfame potassium | Additives (sweetener) |
| Acetamiprid | Agricultural chemical (neonicotinoid insecticide) |
| Acetochlor | Agricultural chemical (anilide herbicide) |
| Acetone | Additives (manufacturing agent) |
| Acephate | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Sodium selenite | Undesignated additive |
| Azorubin | Undesignated additive |
| Atrazine | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine herbicide) |
| Aflatoxin | Fungal toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus, etc. |
| Ametryn | Agricultural chemical (triazine herbicide) |
| Alachlor | Agricultural chemical (carboxyl amide herbicide) |
| Argon | Undesignated additive |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Sodium aluminosilicate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium benzoate | Additives (preservative) |
| Benzoic acid | Additives (preservative) |
| Isoprothiolane | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Isopropyl alcohol | Additives (flavoring agent) |
| Carbon monoxide | Undesignated additive |
| Genetic modification | Technology such as fragmentation of bacterial genes, followed by arrangement of the gene sequences or introducing the arranged genes into other organism's genes. |
| Iprobenfos | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Ivermectin | Veterinary drug (control agent of endoparasites) |
| Imazalil | Additives (antifungal agent) |
| Imidacloprid | Agricultural chemical (chlorinicotinyl insecticide) |
| Indoxacarb | Agricultural chemical (oxadiazon insecticide) |
| Ester gum | Additives (chewing gum base) |
| Ethion | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Ethyl acetone | Undesignated additive |
| Ethyl cellulose | Undesignated additive |
| Ethyl methyl ketone | Undesignated additive |
| Ethylene | Undesignated additive |
| Ethylene oxide | Undesignated additive |
| Ethylene glycol | Undesignated additive |
| Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate | Additives (antioxidant) |
| Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate | Additives (antioxidant) |
| Ethoprophos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Calcium chloride | Additives (enhancer) |
| Chromic chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Choline chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Stannous chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Methyl chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Methylene chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Endosulfan | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| Endrin | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| Enrofloxacin | Veterinary drug (new quinolone synthetic antibacterial agent) |
| Oxytetracycline | Veterinary drug (tetracycline antibiotic) |
| Oxolinic acid | Veterinary drug (synthetic antimicrobial (quinolone) |
| Orange II | Undesignated additive |
| Peracetic acid | Undesignated additive |
| Hydrogen peroxide | Additives (Bactericide, bleaching agent) |
| Calcium (amino acid chelate) | Undesignated additive |
| Carbaryl | Agricultural chemical (carbamate insecticide) |
| Carbendazim, Thiophanate, Thiophanate-Methyl and Benomyl (Total sum of carbendazim, etc.) | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose | Additives (thickening stabilizer) |
| Calmin | Undesignated additive |
| Carminic acid aluminium lake | Undesignated additive |
| Quinalphos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Quinoline yellow | Undesignated additive |
| Zinc citrate | Undesignated additive |
| Chromium citrate | Undesignated additive |
| Vanadium citrate | Undesignated additive |
| Green B | Undesignated additive |
| Glycerin behenic acid ester | Undesignated additive |
| Glyphosate | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous herbicide) |
| Glucuronolactone | Undesignated additive |
| Ferric gluconate | Additives (Enhancer) |
| Ferrous gluconate | Additives (color stabilizer) |
| Glutamine-α-ketoglutaric acid | Undesignated additive |
| Clenbuterol | Veterinary drug (breeding agent) |
| Croscarmellose | Undesignated additive |
| Croscarmellose sodium | Undesignated additive |
| Chromium amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Chromium picolinate | Undesignated additive |
| Chromium polynicotinate | Undesignated additive |
| Chrome (amino acid chelate) | Undesignated additive |
| Chloramphenicol | Veterinary drug (chloramphenicol antibiotic) |
| Chlortetracycline | Veterinary drug (tetracycline antibiotic) |
| Chlordane | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| Chlorpyrifos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Chlorfenvinphos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Chlorpropham | Agricultural chemical (carbamate herbicide) |
| Aluminum sodium silicate | Undesignated additive |
| Magnesium silicate | Undesignated additive |
| Aluminum potassium silicate | Undesignated additive |
| Aluminum sodium silicate | Undesignated additive |
| Diarrhetic shellfish toxin | Shellfish poison (mainly refers to toxins produced by a harmful plankton accumulated in clams, toxic clams cause diarrhetic poisoning) |
| Synthetic taurine | Undesignated additive |
| D-α-tocopherol succinate | Undesignated additive |
| Cochineal aluminium lake | Undesignated additive |
| Tocopherol succinate | Undesignated additive |
| Cobalt 60 | Radioactive substance |
| Choline chloride | Undesignated additive |
| Choline bitartrate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium cyclamate | Undesignated additive |
| Cyclamic acid | Undesignated additive |
| Ethyl acetate | Additives (flavoring agent) |
| Tocopherol acetate | Undesignated additive |
| Saccharin | Additives (sweetener) |
| Saccharin sodium | Additives (sweetener) |
| Salmonella bacteria | Pathogenic microorganism (Bacteria widely occurring in natural environments. They mainly contaminate chicken eggs and meat to cause stomachache, diarrhea, and fever) |
| Zinc oxide | Undesignated additive |
| Iron oxide | Undesignated additive |
| Iron (II/III) oxide | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Cyanide | Harmful or poisonous compound (Cyanide-related compounds (e.g., cyanogenic glycoside) found in vegetables such as some varieties of beans. |
| Diuron (DCMU) | Agricultural chemical (herbicide) |
| Sodium dichloroisocyanurate | Undesignated additive |
| Dichloromethane | Undesignated additive |
| Dichlone | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Dicofol | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| Dinotefuran | Agricultural chemical (neonicotinoid insecticide) |
| Difenoconazole | Agricultural chemical (triazole fungicide) |
| Cyfluthrin | Agricultural chemical (pyrethroid insecticide) |
| Diflubenzuron | Agricultural chemical (insect growth inhibitor) |
| Cypermethrin | Agricultural chemical (pyrethroid insecticide) |
| Dimethomorph | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Chlorine bitartrate | Undesignated additive |
| Potassium nitrate | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Sodium nitrate | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Brominated oils | Undesignated additive |
| Food coloring blue 1 | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Food coloring Yellow 4 | Additives (coloring agent) |
| Sucralose | Additives (sweetener) |
| Potassium stearate | Undesignated additive |
| Magnesium stearate | Additives (Enhancer) |
| Sodium stearolyl lactylate | Undesignated additive |
| Sulfadiazine | Synthetic antimicrobial (sulfur agent) |
| Sulphadimidine | Synthetic antimicrobial (sulfur agent) |
| Sulfamethoxazole | Synthetic antimicrobial (sulfur agent) |
| Selenium amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium selenate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium sorbate | Undesignated additive |
| Sorbic acid | Additives (preservative) |
| Potassium sorbate | Additives (preservative) |
| Dioxins | Term collectively refers to three kinds of substances: polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDD), polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF), and coplanar PCB |
| Talc | Additives (gum base) |
| Calcium carbonate | Additives (leavening agent) |
| Potassium bicarbonate | Undesignated additive |
| Thiamethoxam | Agricultural chemical (neonicotinoid insecticide) |
| Thiabendazole | Additives (antifungal agent), Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Pathogenic microorganism (A bacterium living in seawater (estuaries, coastal areas, etc.) that commonly contaminates fish and shellfish, and causes abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, fever and vomiting.) |
| Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (E.coli) O26, O104, O111 and O157, etc. | Pathogenic microorganism (A bacterium that normally lives in the intestines of animals. It contaminates foods and drinking water by way of feces and urine, and causes acute abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea together with large amounts of fresh blood after early cold-like symptoms.) |
| Dieldrin | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Deoxynivalenol | Mycotoxin produced by fusarenon-X of the fusarium genus known as a pathogenic bacteria for fusarium head blight |
| Tetracycline | Veterinary drug (tetracycline antibiotic) |
| Tebuconazole | Agricultural chemical (triazole fungicide) |
| Tebufenozide | Agricultural chemical (benzoyl hydrazide insecticide) |
| Terbufos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Sodium carboxymethylstarch | Additives (thickening stabilizer) |
| Sodium copper chlorophyllin | Additives (coloring) |
| Copper chlorophyll | Additives (coloring) |
| Triadimenol | Agricultural chemical (phenoxy fungicide) |
| Triazophos | Agricultural chemical (phenoxy insecticide) |
| Trifluralin | Agricultural chemical (dinitroaniline herbicide) |
| Tolfenpyrad | Agricultural chemical (pyrazole insecticide) |
| Nisin | Additives (preservative) |
| Sodium ethoxide | Undesignated additive |
| Natamycin | Additives (used in food manufacture) |
| Sulfur dioxide | Additives (antioxidant) |
| Chlorine dioxide | Additives (wheat flour treating agent) |
| Silicon dioxide | Additives (manufacturing agent) |
| Nitrofurans | Term collectively refers to nitrofuran synthetic antimicrobial that is used as veterinary drug |
| Zinc lactate | Additives (used in food manufacture) |
| Potassium lactate | Undesignated additive |
| Patulin | Mycotoxin produced by fungi of the genus Penicillium, Aspergillus, etc. |
| Patent blue V | Undesignated additive |
| Vanadium | Undesignated additive |
| P-hydroxy benzoic acid methyl | Undesignated additive |
| Parathion-methyl | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Haloxyfop | Agricultural chemical (herbicide) |
| Sodium hyaluronate | Undesignated additive |
| Biotin | Additives (enhancer) |
| Chromium picolinate | Undesignated additive |
| Vitamin K1 | Undesignated additive |
| Bifenazate | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Bifenthrin | Agricultural chemical (pyrethroid insecticide) |
| Hypromellose | Undesignated additive |
| Piperonyl butoxide | Agricultural chemical, Veterinary drug (insect repellent) |
| Sunflower lecithin | Undesignated additive |
| Pyraclostrobin | Agricultural chemical (strobilurin fungicide) |
| Pyridaben | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Pyridalyl | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Pirimiphos-methyl | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Pyrimethanil | Agricultural chemical (aminopyrimidine fungicide) |
| Fipronil | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Fenitrothion | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Fenvalerate | Agricultural chemical (pyrethroid insecticide) |
| Fenbuconazole | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Fenpropathrin | Agricultural chemical (pyrethroid insecticide) |
| Butyl alcohols | Additives (flavoring) |
| Buprofezin | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Ferrous fumarate | Undesignated additive |
| Brown HT | Undesignated additive |
| Furazolidone | Veterinary drug (Nitrofuran synthetic antimicrobial); generates AOZ when metabolized |
| Black PN | Undesignated additive |
| Furaltadone | Veterinary drug (nitrofuran synthetic antimicrobial); generates AMOZ when metabolized |
| Brilliant black BN | Undesignated additive |
| Fluazifop | Agricultural chemical (phenoxy acid herbicide) |
| Fluquinconazole | Agricultural chemical (triazole fungicide) |
| Fludioxonil | Agricultural chemical (antifungal agent) |
| Flusilazole | Agricultural chemical (heterocyclic fungicide) |
| Flutriafol | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Procymidone | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Prothiofos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Flonicamid | Agricultural chemical (piridine carboxamide insecticide) |
| Propionic acid | Additives (preservative) |
| Propiconazole | Agricultural chemical (fungicide) |
| Propylene glycol | Additives (solvent) |
| Profenofos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Bromopropylate | Agricultural chemical (dust mite exterminator) |
| Hexaconazole | Agricultural chemical (triazole fungicide) |
| Hexamethylenetetramine | Undesignated additive |
| Hexane | Additives (oil and fat extraction agent) |
| Red 7 | Undesignated additive |
| Heptachlor | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| Permethrin | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Benzylpenicillin | Veterinary drug (β lactam antibiotic) |
| Boric acid | Undesignated additive |
| Phoxim | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Boscalid | Agricultural chemical (anilide fungicide) |
| Polyethylene glycol | Undesignated additive |
| Polysorbate | Additives (emulsifier) |
| Polyvinyl alcohol | Undesignated additive |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Undesignated additive |
| Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone | Additives (filtering aiding gent) |
| Magnesium amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Paralytic shellfish poison | Shellfish poison (mainly refers to toxins produced by a harmful plankton accumulated in clams, toxic clams cause paralytic poisoning) |
| Malachite green | Veterinary drug (triphenylmethane synthetic antibacterial agent) |
| Manganese amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Mannitol | Additives (anti-adhesive) |
| Acide metatatrique | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium metavanadate | Undesignated additive |
| Methanol | Colorless liquid with ethyl-alcohol-like aroma; strongly toxic |
| Methamidophos | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| Methyl cyanocobalamin | Undesignated additive |
| Metconazole | Agricultural chemical (triazole fungicide) |
| Melamine | A chemical substance used as a primary raw material of melamine resins |
| Monocrotophos | Agricultural chemical (insecticide) |
| Molybdenum | Undesignated additive |
| Molybdenum amino acid chelate | Undesignated additive |
| Ammonium molybdate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium molybdate | Undesignated additive |
| Iodized salt (sodium iodide) | Salt added with iodine, which is undesignated additive |
| Potassium iodide | Undesignated additive |
| Potassium iodate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium lauryl sulfate | Undesignated additive |
| Lasalocid | Veterinary drug |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Pathogenic microorganism (A normal flora in the natural environment that contaminates milk products and processed meat products, and causes influenza-like symptoms including tiredness and fever.) |
| Copper sulfate | Additives (enhancer) |
| Zinc sulfate | Additives (enhancer) |
| Potassium sulfate | Undesignated additive |
| Manganese sulfate | Undesignated additive |
| Nickel sulfate | Undesignated additive |
| Liquid paraffin | Additives (mold-releasing agent) |
| Magnesium hydrogenphosphate | Undesignated additive |
| Sodium aliminumphosphate | Undesignated additive |
| Lufenuron | Agricultural chemical (dust mite exterminator) |
| Leucomalachite green | Metabolite of malachite green (a veterinary drug) |
| 2, 4-D | Agricultural chemical (phenoxy acid herbicide) |
| 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid | Agricultural chemical (growth regulating agent) |
| AMOZ | Metabolite of furaltadone (nitrofurans synthetic antimicrobial agent) |
| AOZ | Metabolite of furazolidone (nitrofurans synthetic antimicrobial agent) |
| A-type hepatitis | A-type hepatitis belongs to genus Hepatovirus in the family of picorna virus; become infected by consuming contaminated water, ice, vegetables and fruits, and fish and shellfish without heating. |
| BHA | Additives (antioxidant) |
| BHC | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| BHT | Additives (antioxidant) |
| BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | An indolent malignant central neurological disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain tissues and symptoms including astasia. |
| DDT | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |
| D-α-tocopheryl succinate | Undesignated additive |
| EPN | Agricultural chemical (organophosphorous insecticide) |
| L-arginine hydrochloride | Undesignated additive |
| L-Cysteine hydrochloride | Additives (antioxidant) |
| L-norvaline | Undesignated additive |
| N-Acetyl-L-glutamine | Undesignated additive |
| MCPA | Agricultural chemical (phenoxy herbicide) |
| SRM | Parts of a beef cow which accumulate the abnormal prion proteins thought to cause BSE (head (excluding tongue and cheek), spinal marrow, spine, and ileum (2 meters from the junction with the appendix)). |
| TBHQ | Undesignated additive |
| β-apo carotenal | Undesignated additive |
| γ-BHC (Lindane) | Agricultural chemical (organochlorine insecticide) |