Schedule 1 (Last amendment: Mar. 21, 2013)
| Targeted country/area |
Foods subject to product inspection | Conditions | Inspection item | Method of sampling | Method of inspection | Specific reasons to order an inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Exporting Countries | Pufferfish | Limited to the lots from which different species of pufferfish have been found at on-site inspection | Identification of fish species | － | Identification of pufferfish species | The possibility of mixing with toxic pufferfish |
| Salted salmon roe | Nitrite | As stipulated in Schedule 4 | As stipulated in “Method of Analyzing Food Additives in Foods” in Notice Ei-Ka No. 15, dated March 30, 2000 | The possibility of detection of nitrite residue over the MRL (0.005 g/kg) or practice standard (0.0050 g/kg for residues) | ||
| Peanuts and processed products (limited to products containing 10% or more of peanuts ) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Pistachio nuts | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3; Note that for Iranian pistachio nuts with shells, collect specimens as follows: After dividing a lot [= one container (20 feet)] into eight, a total of 5 kilogram of edible parts shall be taken from each package of one division as a specimen (Total eight specimens). (Note) | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of aflatoxin | ||
| Brazil nuts, giant corn, almonds, walnuts, chili peppers, red peppers, nutmeg, and Job’s tears | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3; Note that for Chinese adlay, collect specimens as follows: After dividing a lot [= one container (20 feet)] into eight parts, a total of 5 kilogram of edible parts shall be taken from each package of one division to be used as a specimen (Total eight specimens). (Note) | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of aflatoxin | ||
| Mixed spices and mixed nuts | Limited to products containing 10% or more of peanuts, pistachio nuts, brazil nuts, giant corn, almonds, walnuts, chili peppers, red peppers, nutmeg, Job’s tears, or a mixture of these products | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | |
| Cyanide-containing beans | Cyanide | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of containing cyanide | ||
| Manioc and processed products (other than starch) | Cyanide | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Cyanide Compounds in Tapioca Starch” in Annex of Notice Syoku-Ki No. 1121002 and Notice Syoku-Kan No. 1121002, both dated November 21, 2002 | The possibility of containing cyanide | ||
| Dried figs | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Ammonium hydrogen carbonate and food containing ammonium hydrogen carbonate | Limited to ammonium hydrogen carbonate produced by Broadtech Chemical International Co., Ltd. | Melamine | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for melamine in Food ” in Notice Shoku-An-Kan No. 1002003, dated October 2, 2008 | The possibility of use of melamine | |
| Italy | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes |
| Soft or semisoft natural cheese | Limited to products that are separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Gorgonzola cheese (soft or semisoft cheese only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O111 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1217-3, dated December 17, 2012 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | |
| Processed pistachio products (limited to products containing 5% or more of pistachio) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Parsley and its processed products (simple processing only) | Difenoconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Iran | Processed pistachio products (limited to products containing 5% or more of pistachio) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of aflatoxin | |
| India | Cultured shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Ethoxyquin: simple processing only and except fried shrimp | Furazolidone Ethoxyquin |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | Furazolidone: As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 Ethoxyquin: As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 |
The possibility of detection of furazolidone residue and the possibility of detection of ethoxyquin residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) |
| Chili peppers and its processed products (simple processing only) | Triazophos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of triazophos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Black tea | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Hexaconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | |
| Cassia torea and its processed products (limited to products containing 30% or more of cassia torea) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Cumin seeds and its processed products (simple processing only) | Profenofos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of profenofos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | ||
| Chickpea and its processed products (simple processing only) | Glyphosate | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of glyphosate residue over the MRL (2.0 ppm) | ||
| Indonesia | Tuna fillet for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Salmonella spp. | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Salmonella spp.” in Annex 1.3.1 . (3) of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 54, dated March 17, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Salmonella spp. |
| Fresh coffee beans | Carbaryl | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 With regard to the products imported in bulk form in a container, the specimen shall be taken as follows: Take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly to represent a lot. Then take one kilogram as one specimen of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. |
As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of carbaryl residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), | ||
| Ecuador | Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | 2, 4-D Diuron |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of 2, 4-D residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and of diuron residue over the MRL (0.02 ppm) | |
| Australia | Cotton seed and processed products (limited to products containing 10% or more of cotton seed) | Aflatoxin | (1) For package products, conform as stipulated in Schedule 3 (2) With regard to the products in bulk form and carried on ships, the specimen shall be taken as follows: (i) When sampling at hatches, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of loads. Then take one kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above at each spot. (Note) (ii) When sampling at silos or barges (hereinafter referred to as “silos, etc.”), among silos, etc. that are carried from the hatch, randomly select one. Conduct sampling 15 times at established time intervals, immediately before the carrying-in step until the total samples weigh 10 kilograms or more. Then take one kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above for each of the three parts. (iii) With regard to the products imported bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots including at least one spot from each container. Then take one kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. |
As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | |
| Bivalve (limited to products fished in the waters around Tasmania island) and its processed products | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980, | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (4 MU/g for paralytic,) | ||
| Oman | Immature kidney beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | Cyromazine | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of cyromazine residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Canada | Lobster and its processed products (limited to products fished in the Atlantic coast and edible internal parts containing tomalley are collected as test sample) | Excluding products exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Canadian government concerning Lobster control, as separately indicated | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980 | The possibility of detection of paralytic shellfish poison level over the regulation value (4 MU/g) |
| Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Kidney beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | Glyphosate | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of glyphosate residue over the MRL (2.0 ppm) | ||
| Flax seeds and its processed products | Generic modification (FP967) | As stipulated in “Inspection Methods for Foods Produced Using Unreviewed Recombinant DNA Techniques” in Notice Syoku-An No. 1116-4, dated November. 16, 2012 | As stipulated in “Inspection Methods for Foods Produced Using Unreviewed Recombinant DNA Techniques” in Notice Syoku-An No. 1116-4, dated November. 16, 2012 | The possibility of detection of genetically modified flax seed (FP967) unapproved for safety | ||
| Ghana | Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | Fenvalerate Imidacloprid |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of imidacloprid residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm), fenvalerate residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| South Korea | Pork | Excluding products processed at the plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue over the MRL (0.10 ppm) |
| Live eel | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning oxolinic acid, as separately indicated | Oxolinic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxolinic-acid residue over the MRL (0.1ppm) | |
| Eel and its processed products (simple processing only) | Ofloxacin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of ofloxacin residue | ||
| Cultured olive flounder and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products from registered farms, processors and/or exporters that are separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning oxytetracycline and enrofloxacin, as separately indicated. (For refrigerated olive flounder meat, the documents must consist of both the certificate of the farmed olive flounder issued by the South Korean government and the confirmation certificate of the refrigerated olive flounder meat.) | Oxytetracycline Enrofloxacin |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxytetracycline residue over the MRL (0.2 ppm) and of enrofloxacin residue | |
| Cultured olive flounder and its processed products (simple processing only) | Limited to live or fresh fish cultured by the farms separately indicated. (Excluding products for the heat processing.) | Ｋｕｄｏａ sｅｐｔｅｍｐｕｎｃｔａｔａ | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 8 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Kudoa septempunctata(preliminary version)” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0711, dated July 11, 2011 | The possibility of detection of spore count of Ｋｕｄｏａ septempunctata over 1.0×106 | |
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning the places of origin, as separately indicated | Paralytic shellfish poison Diarrhetic shellfish poison |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980, and “Test Method for Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 37, dated May 19, 1981 | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (4 MU/g for paralytic, 0.05 MU/g for diarrhetic) | |
| Arch shell for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Pen shell for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Freshwater clam and its processed products (filleted shellfish and the stripped shellfish only) | Endosulfan | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of endosulfan residue over the MRL (0.004 ppm) | ||
| Cherry tomatos and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products exported by the registered exporters separately indicated | Fluquinconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fluquinconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Paprika (jumbo pimento) and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products exported by the registered exporters separately indicated | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.5 ppm) | |
| Green hot pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) |
Excluding products exported by the registered exporters separately indicated | Simeconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of simeconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| North Korea | Sandfish | Excluding processed products | Pieces of lead | － | Inspection of eachsandfish for pieces of lead, using metal detectors | The possibility of detection of pieces of lead mixed in with the fish |
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980 | The possibility of detection of paralytic shellfish poison level over the regulation value (4 MU/g) | ||
| Spain | Meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Inspecting Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes |
| Thailand | Feverweed and processed products (simple processing only) | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Okra and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh okra exported by the exporters separately indicated | EPN | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of EPN residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Mangos and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products with fresh mangos exported by the registered exporters and frozen cut mangos and freeze dry mangos processed by the manufacturers separately indicated and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government concerning chlorpyrifos, as separately indicated | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | |
| Mangos and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products fresh mangos exported by the exporters and frozen cut mangos and freeze dry mangos processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | |
| Pandanus palm leaf and its processed products (simple processing only) | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.5 ppm) | ||
| Green asparagus and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh green asparagus exported by the exporters separately indicated | EPN | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of EPN residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Bananas and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh banana exported by the exporters separately indicated | Cypermethrin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of cypermethrin residue over the MRL (0.03 ppm) | |
| Mangosteen and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh mangosteen exported by the exporters separately indicated | Imazalil | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of imazalil residue over the MRL (0.02 ppm) | |
| Fresh lime leaves and its processed products (simple processing only) | Profenofos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of profenofos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | ||
| Holy Basil and its processed products (simple processing only) | EPN | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of EPN residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Immature peas(limited to the pod types and the peas commonly referred to as "snap beans" ) and its processed products (simple processing only) | Difenoconazole Flusilazole |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and flusilazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Red hot pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | Difenoconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Taiwan | Pork | Excluding products processed at the plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue over the MRL (0.10 ppm) |
| Cultured eel and its processed products (grilled without seasoning eel and spitchcock eel only) | Excluding products with attached exporting certificates issued by the Fisheries Department, Board of Agriculture, of the Taiwanese Executive Branch, as separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | Grilled without seasoning eels: As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Livestock and Aquatic Animal Products (Revised)” in Annex 2 of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 78, dated April 1, 1993 Spitchcock eels: As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Spitchcock eels” in Annex 2 of Notice Syoku-An-Yu No. 0331002, dated March 31, 2004 |
The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue | |
| Filleted tilapia (including smoked products) | Limited to products that have been confirmed to show a scarlet color, but excluding products that are judged to be not treated with carbon monoxide, based on Notice Ei-Nyu No. 6 and Notice Ei-Ka No. 1, both dated 16 January 1998 | Carbon monoxide | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 2 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Carbon Monoxide Contained in Fresh Fish” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 10 and Notice Ei-Ka No. 7, both dated January 30, 1995 | The possibility of using carbon monoxide | |
| Carrot and its processed products (simple processing only) | Methamidophos Acephate |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of methamidophos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and acephate residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers that are separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| China | Cultured eel and its processed products | Excluding farm products and/or products treated at the plants separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Chinese government concerning oxolinic acid, as separately indicated | Oxolinic acid | For cultured eel, conform to Schedule 2 - 4. For its processed products, conform to Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 |
As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxolinic acid residue over the MRL (0.1ppm) |
| Cultured eel and its processed products (grilled without seasoning eel only) | Excluding farm products and/or products treated at the treatment plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | For cultured eel, conform to Schedule 2 - 4. For its processed products, conform to Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 |
As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Livestock and Aquatic Animal Products (Revised)” in Annex 2 of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 78, dated April 1, 1993 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue | |
| Cultured eel products (grilled without seasoning eel and spitchcock eel only) | Enrofloxacin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of enrofloxacin residue | ||
| Cultured shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Sulfamethoxazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of sulfamethoxazole residue | ||
| Eel and its processed products | Malachite green | For eel, conform to Schedule 2 - 4. For its processed products, conform to Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 |
As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of malachite green residue | ||
| Shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Chlortetracycline | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 7 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlortetracycline residue | ||
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the Chinese government, that the products are of fresh water origin | Paralytic shellfish poison Diarrhetic shellfish poison |
Conform with Schedule 2 - 5 for paralytic shellfish poisons, and with Schedule 2 - 6 for diarrhetic shellfish poisons | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980, and “Test Method for Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 37, dated May 19, 1981 | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (4 MU/g for paralytic, 0.05 MU/g for diarrhetic) | |
| Sea urchin for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers that are separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting the standards for fresh fish and seafood, frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Pike eel and its processed products (simple processing only) | Trifluralin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of trifluralin residue over the MRL (0.001 ppm) | ||
| Cultured tokobushi abalone and its processed products (simple processing only) | Furazolidone | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of furazolidone residue | ||
| Bivalve(Short-neck clam , Constricted tagelus and Hard clam only) and its processed products | Prometryn | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of prometryn residue over the MRL (0.01ppm) | ||
| Large peanuts | Acetochlor | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of acetochlor residue over the MRL (0.01ppm) | ||
| Spinach and its processed products (simple processing only) | Limited to spinach products produced by the manufacturers separately indicated | Dieldrin (including Aldrin) Endrin Chlorpyrifos |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | Chlorpyrifos: As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 Dieldrin (including aldrin) and endrin: As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 |
The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and of dieldrin (including aldrin) and endrin residue | |
| Spinach and its processed products (simple processing only) | Limited to spinach products produced by the manufacturers separately indicated | Dieldrin (including Aldrin) Endrin |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of dieldrin (including aldrin) and endrin residue | |
| Welsh Onion (including Allium Wakegi) and its processed products (simple processing only) | Aldicarbsulfoxide | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of aldicarbsulfoxide residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Wood ears (Auricularia spp.) and its processed products (simple processing only) | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Bell pepper (including Paprika)and its processed products (simple processing only) | Difenoconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | ||
| Carrot and its processed products (simple processing only) | Triadimenol | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of triadimenol residue over the MRL (0.1 ppm) | ||
| Asparagus and its processed products (simple processing only) | Ametryn | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of ametryn residue over the MRL (0.01ppm) | ||
| Sesame seed and its processed products (simple processing only) | Dicofol | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of dicofol residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) | ||
| White pepper and its processed products (limited to products containing 30% or more of white pepper) | Limited to products containing 10% or more of White Pepper in mixed spices | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | |
| Chinese pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum ) and its processed products (limited to products containing 10% or more of Chinese pepper) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2012 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Green soybeans and its processed products (simple processing only) | Difenoconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | ||
| Oolong tea and its processed products (simple processing only) | Fipronil | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fipronil residue over the MRL (0.002 ppm) . | ||
| Lychees and its processed products (simple processing only) | Diflubenzuron | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of diflubenzuron residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) . | ||
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method Related to Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| Foods (products indicated in note 1 of the notice (Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007(final revision: Notice Syoku-An No. 0330-3, dated March 30,2010)) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Irradiation | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Detection Methods for Irradiated Foods ” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007 | The possibility of treatment with irradiation | |
| Denmark | Soft or semisoft natural cheese | Excluding products processed at plants for natural cheese exports that are certified by the Danish government, as separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Inspecting Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes |
| New Zealand | Green asparagus and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh green asparagus exported by the exporters separately indicated | Dichlorvos and naled | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of dichlorvos and naled residue over the MRL (0.1 ppm) |
| Philippines | Sea urchin for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood |
| Cultured shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Except fried shrimp | Ethoxyquin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of ethoxyquin residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Mangos and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh mango with attached certificates issued by the Philippine government concerning chlorpyrifos, as separately indicated, and exported by the registered exporters | Chlorpyrifos Cypermethrin |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) and cypermethrin residue over the MRL (0.03 ppm) | |
| Asparagus and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh asparagus exported by the exporters separately indicated | Difenoconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of difenoconazole residue over the MRL (0.02 ppm) | |
| Okra and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh okra exported by the exporters separately indicated | Tebufenozide Fluazifop Methamidophos |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of tebufenozide residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), fluazifop residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and methamidophos residue over the MRL (0.5 ppm) | |
| France | Soft or semisoft natural cheese | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the governmental agencies concerning Listeria monocytogenes However, the products that are separately indicated should be excluded from the above. |
Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Inspecting Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes |
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 ” in Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1218-4, dated December 18, 2012 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | ||
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated（Except as shown in Notice Shoku-An-Yu No. 0314-2, dated March 14, 2013) | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O111 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1217-3, dated December 17, 2012 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | ||
| USA | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes |
| Food to contain soft or semisoft natural cheese mainly (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes Contained in Milk and Dairy Products (IDF Standard Method)” in Notice Ei-Nyu No. 169, dated August 2, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Corns (including flour , other than sweet corn） | Aflatoxin | (1) For package products, conform as stipulated in Schedule 3 (2) With regard to the products in bulk form and carried on ships, the specimen shall be taken as follows: (i) When sampling at hatches, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of loads. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above at each spot. (Note) (ii) When sampling at silos or barges (hereinafter referred to as “silos, etc.”), among silos, etc. that are carried from the hatch, randomly select one. Conduct sampling 15 times at established time intervals, immediately before the carrying-in step until the total samples weigh 10 kilograms or more. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above for each of the three parts. (iii) With regard to the products imported in bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. |
As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011, or “Test Methods Related to Aflatoxin Contained in Corns” in Notice Syoku-An- Kan No. 0816-7, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Processed pistachio products (limited to products containing 30% or more of pistachio) | Aflatoxin | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of aflatoxin | ||
| Foods (products indicated in note 1 of the notice (Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007(final revision: Notice Syoku-An No. 0330-3, dated March 30,2010)) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Irradiation | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Detection Methods for Irradiated Foods ” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007 | The possibility of treatment with irradiation | |
| Vietnam | Squid and its processed products (simple processing only) | Chloramphenicol | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of chloramphenicol residue | |
| Shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Chloramphenicol Furazolidone Trifluralin Enrofloxacin |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | Chloramphenicol, and Furazolidone: As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 Trifluralin, and Enrofloxacin: As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 |
The possibility of detection of chloramphenicol, furazolidone and enrofloxacin, residue , the possibility of detection of trifluralin residue over the MRL (0.001 ppm) | ||
| Cultured shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | Except fried shrimp | Ethoxyquin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of ethoxyquin residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Fishery foods (limited to products served without heating or products not confirmed to be heated sufficiently before sale (70℃ for 1 minute or more than same level)) | Limited to products processed or exported by the manufacturer separately indicated | Shigella | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Shigella ” in Notice dated January 9, 2002 | The possibility of contamination by Shigella | |
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method Related to Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| Venezuela | Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | 2, 4-D | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of 2, 4-D residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Peru | Quinoa and its processed products (simple processing only) | Methamidophos | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of methamidophos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Bolivia | Sesame seed and its processed products (simple processing only) | Haloxyfop | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of haloxyfop residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Myanmar | Sesame seed and its processed products (simple processing only) | Imidacloprid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of imidacloprid residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Mexico | Avocado and its processed products (simple processing only) | Acephate Methamidophos |
As stipulated in Schedule 2 – 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of acephate residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and methamidophos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Guava and its processed products (simple processing only) | Cypermethrin | As stipulated in Schedule 2 – 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of cypermethrin residue over the MRL (0.03 ppm) | ||
| Immature kidney beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | Flonicamid | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of flonicamid residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Star fruit and its processed products (simple processing only) | Fludioxonil | As stipulated in Schedule 2 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fludioxonil residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) |
Note: Each specimen shall be inspected for aflatoxin, and a lot including at least one specimen that is found positive shall be fully treated as an illegal product on the grounds of violating Item 2, Article 6 of the Food Sanitation Law.